What is Ronald J. Shurer?
[[File:Ronald J. Shurer II.jpg|right|200px]] '''Ronald J. Shurer II''' (December 7, 1978 – May 14, 2020) was a former [[United States Army]] [[United States special operations forces|Special Forces]] staff sergeant and medic. He was born in [[Fairbanks, Alaska]]. He was a senior medical sergeant during the [[Battle of Shok Valley]] in April 2008. He and his team were attacked by an enemy force of more than 200 fighters. Shurer fought for more than an hour to reach part of his unit. He was initially awarded a [[Silver Star]] for this action, but in 2016 [[The Pentagon]] upgraded this recognition to a [[Medal of Honor]]. He received the medal in a [[White House]] ceremony on October 1, 2018. Shurer died on May 14, 2020 of [[lung cancer]]-related problems at the [[Mayo Clinic]] in [[Rochester, Minnesota]], aged 41.<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/05/14/Medal-of-Honor-recipient-Staff-Sgt-Ronald-Shurer-dies-at-41/9461589493234/ Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer dies at 41]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shurer, Ronald J.}} [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]] [[Category:Military people from Alaska]] [[Category:Medal of Honor recipients]] [[Category:People from Fairbanks, Alaska]] {{US-bio-stub}}