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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)
Former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha with his son, Colin who was born after Romesha returned from his 2009 deployment to Afghanistan, where his actions helped save Combat Outpost Keating. Those actions will be recognized with the Medal of Honor in a Feb. 11, 2013 White House ceremony. He misses the Army, he said, but doesn’t miss having to leave family. (Photo courtesy of Clinton L. Romesha)
Left to right: Gwen, Dessi and Colin Romesha, three of the reasons former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha decided to leave the Army. After a 12-hour battle when about 300 insurgents attempted to overrun Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan, Romesha, whose actions to save the COP earned him the Medal of Honor, felt as if his luck was running out. He wanted to be fair to his family, so he transitioned to a civilian job in the oil industry. (Photo courtesy of Clinton L. Romesha)
Then-Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha greets his oldest child, Dessi, now 11. Between assignments in Kosovo and Korea and three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he and his fellow Soldiers would save Combat Outpost Keating, Romesha missed much of her childhood. That’s one of the reasons he ultimately decided to leave the Army. (Photo courtesy of Clinton L. Romesha)
Former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha with his son, Colin. Colin was born after Romesha returned from his 2009 deployment to Afghanistan, where he led the charge to retake Combat Outpost Keating after enemy breached the wire. Those actions will be recognized Feb. 11, 2013, when President Barack Obama presents Romesha with the Medal of Honor. Although he saw eight of his Soldiers die that day, Romesha said he will support his children if they ever want to join the military. It is, after all, a long family tradition. (Photo courtesy of Clinton L. Romesha)
Former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha feeds his second daughter, Gwen. He deployed to Afghanistan in the spring of 2009, about five weeks after she was born. Just a few months later, he defended Combat Outpost Keating against about 300 enemy fighters, actions that would earn him the Medal of Honor. (Photo courtesy of Clinton L. Romesha)
Then-Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha with his oldest child, Dessi, now 11, who is not impressed that her father will receive the Medal of Honor for his heroism after Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, was attacked by some 300 insurgents. She asked if she could stay home instead of attending the Feb. 11, 2013 White House ceremony. The answer was no. Romesha and his wife plan to tell their three children more about his serivce as they grow up. (Photo courtesy of Clinton L. Romesha)
Former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha on a mission in Afghanistan in 2009. One of his Soldiers credits him with saving the lives of everyone assigned to Combat Outpost Keating on Oct. 3, 2009, after Romesha’s actions helped repel a massive enemy assault. He continually exposed himself to enemy fire and his courage, decisiveness and utter calm inspired his Soldiers to keep fighting. Romesha will receive the Medal of Honor in a Feb. 11, 2013 White House ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Clinton L. Romesha)
Now-former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha and his best friend, now-1st Lt. Brad Larson pose for a photo in Afghanistan in 2009. The two men were so close that they could be several hundred feet away in battle, and each would intuitively know the other's next move. The two leaned on each other and other Soldiers in Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division after eight of their own were killed in a massive enemy assault on Combat Outpost Keating, Oct 3, 2009. Larson was awarded a Silver Star for his actions that day, and for his heroism, Romesha will receive the Medal of Honor in a Feb. 11, 2013 White House ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Clinton L. Romesha)
Former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha in Afghanistan in 2009. When Combat Outpost Keating was attacked and nearly overrun by around 300 enemy fighters, Oct. 3, 2009, Romesha led the efforts to secure the outpost's ammunition supply point, close the entry control point and recover fallen American Soldiers. In recognition of his heroism, President Barack Obama will award Romesha the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony, Feb. 11, 2013. (Photo courtesy of Clinton L. Romesha)
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