President Barack Obama stands with Paul and Janet Monti during a White House ceremony at which he posthumously awarded their son, Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti, the Medal of Honor for his service in Afghanistan. Charles Dharapak/Associated Press Medal of Honor -- New York Times
President Obama posthumously awarded on Thursday the nation’s highest military honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor, to a Massachusetts soldier who died in Afghanistan in 2006 after repeatedly trying to save a wounded comrade.
The soldier, Staff Sgt. Jared C. Monti, a team leader with the 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, died during a Taliban ambush in the mountains of Nuristan Province on June 21st, 2006.
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