Tag: medal of honor
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Son of Colorado Springs woman to receive posthumous Medal of Honor for 2002 battle in Afghanistan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The son of a Colorado Springs woman will receive the Medal of Honor next month, becoming the first airman to receive the nation’s highest award for valor since the Vietnam War, the White House announced Friday. The medal will be awarded posthumously to his widow,…
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Medal of Honor recipient deflects attention after White House ceremony
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON – The Medal of Honor had hung around Fort Carson Capt. Florent “Flo” Groberg’s neck for just a few minutes before he went before the assembled media of the planet and disclaimed ownership of…
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Former Fort Carson soldier a humble Medal of Honor recipient
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Clint Romesha’s Medal of Honor jingles with the keys and change in the front pocket of his blue jeans. The ribbon that President Barack Obama hung around his neck two years ago is now wrinkled but still sky blue. The gilded medal, the nation’s highest…