Obama awards Keating battle hero with Medal of Honor

Obama awards Keating battle hero with Medal of Honor

February 11, 2013 2:23 PM

President Obama awards former active duty Army Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha with the Medal of Honor for his valor in leading a daylong battle in 2009 when the Taliban attacked Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan.

Medal of Honor recipient on deadly battle
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