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Tears of a true American hero: Soldier who fought off brutal 13-hour Taliban attack weeps for his eight fallen comrades as Obama awards him the Medal of Honor

    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

By Associated Press and Lydia Warren

PUBLISHED: 15:00 EST, 11 February 2013 | UPDATED: 17:47 EST, 11 February 2013

 

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.


Missed: Retired Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha becomes emotional as President Obama names his eight fallen comrades before he is awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House on Monday

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2277122/Staff-Sgt-Clinton-Romesha-President-Obama-awards-Medal-Honor-courageous-soldier-fought-brutal-Taliban-attack-despite-shrapnel-injuries.html#ixzz2KdhhRsVb



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