Trump credited Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover for serving as the flight lead aboard the first Chinook helicopter to approach Maduro’s compound.
The president also said one of the soldiers who helped capture Maduro will receive the Medal of Honor.
Rescue efforts for Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, 21, were suspended on Feb. 10, three days after the Marine went overboard in the Caribbean Sea.
The Pentagon’s statement on social media did not say whether the ship was connected to Venezuela, which faces U.S. sanctions on its oil.
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