
Steelers’ Alejandro Villanueva pushing for deceased vet Alwyn Cashe to get Medal of Honor
Speaking publicly for the first time since he taped over the name of Antwon Rose Jr. and wrote the name of Alwyn Cashe on the back of his helmet, Pittsburgh Steelers left tackle Alejandro Villanueva said his decision was "exclusively" about the Army veteran who died from injuries suffered in Iraq in 2005. "The decision had to do exclusively with Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe and his pursuit for the Medal of Honor, which is something that he deserves and hopefully he'll get soon," Villanueva said Monday.nfl nike jersey cheap Cashe died on Nov. 5, 2005, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio after suffering severe burns while trying to rescue other soldiers from a burning vehicle in Iraq after an ambush on Oct. 17. Cashe was posthumously awarded…