Post by peterd on Aug 26, 2013 14:06:22 GMT -8
Soldier gets Medal of Honor for heroic efforts in Afghanistan firefight
Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter received the Medal of Honor on Monday for his efforts in Afghanistan during a deadly firefight with Taliban forces four years ago.
Carter received the medal from President Obama during a White House ceremony, where the president paid tribute to Carter's "true heroism."
But Carter is also haunted by what he could not do in his bravest hour, defending Combat Outpost Keating in a daylong battle with the Taliban in an eastern corner of Afghanistan on Oct. 3, 2009.
Read more: www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/26/soldier-gets-medal-honor-for-repeated-heroic-efforts-in-afghanistan-firefight/#ixzz2d7DnIpVu
Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter received the Medal of Honor on Monday for his efforts in Afghanistan during a deadly firefight with Taliban forces four years ago.
Carter received the medal from President Obama during a White House ceremony, where the president paid tribute to Carter's "true heroism."
But Carter is also haunted by what he could not do in his bravest hour, defending Combat Outpost Keating in a daylong battle with the Taliban in an eastern corner of Afghanistan on Oct. 3, 2009.
Read more: www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/26/soldier-gets-medal-honor-for-repeated-heroic-efforts-in-afghanistan-firefight/#ixzz2d7DnIpVu