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White House To Award Medal Of Honor To Afghan Battle Hero Clinton Romesha -- NBC
President Obama will award the Medal of Honor to a celebrated Army veteran on Monday.
Clinton Romesha, 31, a former active duty Army staff sergeant, is being honored for his "conspicuous gallantry" during the Battle of Kamdesh, a day-long firefight in Afghanistan in 2009. He is just the fourth living individual to receive the military's highest honor for service in Iraq or Afghanistan, the White House said.
Romesha is being recognized for leading the charge against hundreds of Taliban fighters during an Oct. 3, 2009 siege on 50 U.S. troops at an outpost near the Pakistan border.
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Romesha’s MOH Battle to Save Outpost -- Military.com
Clint Romesha on the Medal of Honor: "It's not about me...it was everybody that day up at COP Keating." -- CNN
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