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01 Front-News2 Layout 1 Vol. 71, No. 34 Aug. 30, 2013 Second COP Keating hero receives Medal of Honor By Sgt. William Smith 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office Staff Sgt. Ty Carter humbly stood as President Barack Obama placed the Medal of Honor around his neck, during a ceremony Monday at the White House. Carter is the fifth living servicemember to receive the medal for service in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. He earned the Medal of Honor for his actions Oct. 3, 2009, while a member of Troop B, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at Combat Outpost Keating, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. As dawn broke, the 53 Soldiers that manned COP Keating were attacked by more than 300 Taliban Fighters attempting to overrun the isolated outpost. During the battle, the perimeter of COP Keating was breached by the enemy. Carter, who was injured during the fight, ran through the hailstorm of bullets to resupply an isolated position twice, voluntarily stayed to help defend it, provided first aid to a severely wounded Soldier, and helped reclaim the COP that would later be declared “tactically indefensible.” “This is a historic day; for the first time in nearly half a century, since the Vietnam War, we have been able to present the Medal of Honor to two survivors of the same battle,” Obama said. “When we paid tribute to Clint Romesha earlier this year, we recalled how he and his team provided the cover that allowed three wounded Americans pinned down in a Humvee to make their escape,” the president said. “The medal we present today, to Ty Carter, is the story of what happened in that Humvee. It is the story of what our troops do for each other.” The president said that when the Carter Family Photo by Sgt. Laura Buchta came to Washington, Ty Carter was hoping to take his President Barack Obama shakes hands with Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter after presenting him the Medal of Honor children around, to show them the sights and the during a ceremony at the White House, Monday. Carter was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while a history of the U.S. cavalry scout with Troop B, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, “But Jayden and Madison, if you want to know during the Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpost Keating, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2009. what makes our country truly great, if you want to know what a true American hero looks like, then coping with since that day at COP Keating. Griffin, Sgt. Joshua Hardt, Sgt. Joshua Kirk, you don’t have to look too far. You just have to look Obama said that Carter’s unit is one of the most Sgt. Michael Scusa, Spc. Stephan Mace and Pfc. at your dad, because today he is the sight that we decorated of this war. From that battle, Soldiers Kevin Thomson. came to see.” earned 37 Army Commendation Medals, 27 Purple “God bless you, Ty Carter, and the Soldiers of the Carter feels that the award wasn’t just for him, Hearts, 18 Bronze Stars, nine Silver Stars and two ‘Black Knight’ Troop,” Obama said. “God bless you, that it was a team effort to keep everyone alive that day, Medals of Honor. all our men and women in uniform. God bless the Obama said. Carter is going to use the award to bring Those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during United States of America.” attention to Soldiers suffering from post-traumatic the battle to keep COP Keating are Staff Sgt. Justin Carter was inducted into the Pentagon Hall of stress disorder, something he said he has been Gallegos, Staff Sgt. Vernon Martin, Sgt. Christopher Heroes in a ceremony Tuesday. 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