President Barack Obama gives remarks during the Medal of Honor presentation ceremony for former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 2013. Romesha received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a daylong firefight in Afghanistan in October 2009. U.S. Army photo by C. Todd Lopez
Tears Of A True American Hero: U.S. Soldier Who Fought Off Brutal 13-Hour Taliban Attack Weeps For Eight Fallen Comrades As Obama Awards Him The Medal of Honor -- Daily Mail
* Clinton Romesha, 31, of Minot, North Dakota, helped fight off one of the largest attacks against U.S. forces in Afghanistan
* Romesha is become the fourth living service member to receive the nation’s highest award for valor for overseas duty in Afghanistan or Iraq
* His son Colin charmed attendees ahead of the ceremony by hiding behind President Obama's lectern
An Army veteran who was today awarded the Medal of Honor for his courageous leadership during a daylong firefight in Afghanistan wept as President Obama named his fallen comrades.
Former Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha took a moment to compose himself after Obama read the names of the eight Americans who died in the 2009 firefight.
At a White House ceremony attended by the military's top leaders and former Medal of Honor recipients, Obama recounted the dramatic battle at an outpost in the mountains near the Pakistan border where U.S. troops were far outnumbered.
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