Clinton Romesha Clinton Romesha was born in lake city, California in 1981. He enlisted into the army in 1999. He was enlisted from 1999-2011. He enlisted as an m1 Abrams tank operator. He was stationed in Germany. He was then stationed in South Korea. After one of his former mentors was killed in Iraq he volunteered to go to Iraq in support of Iraqi freedom. He was then stationed with the 61st cavalry infantry division. In cavalry he completed long range reconnaissance course and air assault. In 2009 his unit deployed in Afghanistan. They were assigned to the combat outpost keating in the kamdesh district. This position was regularly attacked. On October 3 2009 Taliban fighters attacked the base. Over 300 enemy fighters attacked the base. During the first 3 hours the base was attacked by immense mortar fire. Romesha lead a group to reclaim a depot even though being targeted a sniper. The fight lasted 12 hours and 8 Americans died. During the fight Romesha was hiding behind a generator and a rpg hit next to him and shot shrapnel into his shoulder. He continued to fight without medical attention till someone forced him to. His wife Tamara said he was selfish for deploying so many times so he retired. On February 11 2013 Romesha received the Medal of Honor from president barrack Obama. After leaving the army they moved to North Dakota. He moved to Minot, North Dakota. Romesha noted that he did not deal with ptsd. During military life he received many awards. Works Cited “Clinton Lovar Romesha.” Medal of honor recipients for the army. Np. Nd. Web. 21 February. 2013. Collins, Elizabeth. “COP Keating battle begins, Medal of Honor nominee Romesha takes action. “The official home page of the United States army. Np. 5 February, 2013. Web. 22 February, 2013. Connor, Tracy. “Afghan battle hero Clinton Romesha to receive Medal of Honor.”Msnbc. np. 11 January, 2013. Web. 21 February, 2013. .