President Donald Trump announced the Medal of Honor for Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover at the conclusion of his State of the Union address, recognizing the helicopter pilot for actions during a January raid in Venezuela that captured President Nicolás Maduro.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A helicopter pilot wounded in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received the Congressional Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday evening.