Archives: February 2013

Soldiers of 1st Platoon, Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan in 2009. (Photo courtesy of 1st Lt. Brad Larson)

MOH Nominee Shares Experiences

 8 February 2013

Medal of Honor Nominee Clinton L. Romesha and his wife Tammy talk about his last deployment to Afghanistan, the events at COP Keating and his decision to separate from the military.

Tammy and Clinton L. Romesha at their wedding in February 2000. Tammy was actually still in high school and Romesha had just graduated from Basic Training. He calls her his moral compass, and said that without her strength, support and independence, he wouldn’t have been able to concentrate on the battlefield enough to help save Combat Outpost Keating from being overrun by about 300 insurgents on Oct. 3, 2009. In recognition of his valor, Romesha will receive the Medal of Honor in a Feb. 11, 2013 White House ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Clinton L. Romesha)

Medal of Honor nominee Romesha talks life after the Army

 7 February 2013

This, the final story in a three-part series about Medal of Honor nominee, former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha, focuses on his decision to leave the Army, and his successful transition from Soldier to civilian.

Former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha, pictured here in Afghanistan in 2009, said being a scout was "right up his alley." He enjoyed being light and fast and observing, unseen. On Oct. 3, 2009, Romesha led the U.S. effort to retake Combat Outpost Keating after about 300 enemy fighters surrounded and partially breached the small, isolated outpost, actions for which he will be awarded the Medal of Honor. (Photo courtesy of 1st Lt. Brad Larson)

Romesha leads charge to retake COP Keating

 6 February 2013

Part two in the three-part series about former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha's heroism at the battle of Combat Outpost Keating, for which he will receive the Medal of Honor, focuses on the retaking of the football field-sized outpost on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border. "We weren't even close to being done with the fight ..."

Before former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha and his fellow Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment Soldiers arrived at Combat Outpost Keating, nestled in the Hindu Kush mountains along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, they were warned that it was dangerous, and to expect a lot of enemy engagement. Once there, they frequently received reports that insurgents planned to overrun the outpost, and on Oct. 3, 2009, those reports became reality. (Photo courtesy of Clinton L. Romesha)

COP Keating: The battle begins

 5 February 2013

Former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha will receive the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony, Feb. 11, 2013, for his heroic actions at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan. This story, the first in a three-part series, sets the scene for the 12-hour battle that Romesha and his fellow Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment Soldiers fought, Oct. 3, 2009.