10th living recipient to receive Medal of Honor for saving a patrol from a suicide attack

[CabooseRvB]

[url=http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/10/11/embargo-embargo-4th-id-captain-receive-medal-honor-valor-asadabad/73656708/]Army Times, story inside, crazy and incredible read on what happened[/url]

[url=http://archive.armytimes.com/article/20120810/NEWS/208100305/Attack-Asadabad]Archived Article on the attack[/url]

[quote]The blast killed four Americans and wounded several others. It also caused a second suicide bomber, who remained hidden behind a small structure near the road, to detonate his vest prematurely, according to information from the Army. Groberg’s quick thinking prevented both bombers from detonating as planned, saving most of the people on the patrol.

For his actions on that August 2012 morning in Afghanistan, Groberg will receive the Medal of Honor. The ceremony will take place Nov. 12 at the White House.

Groberg, 32, is the 10th living service member to receive the nation’s highest award for valor for actions in Afghanistan or Iraq. Seven troops have been posthumously awarded the medal for their actions in those wars.

The infantry officer also is the third soldier from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colorado, to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan. Clinton Romesha and Ty Carter, both former staff sergeants, received the Medal of Honor in 2013 for their actions during the fierce October 2009 battle at Combat Outpost Keating in eastern Afghanistan.[/quote]

[quote]“It’s one of those things where you’re confused on the inside a little bit for how to feel about it,” he said. “You’re receiving an award for the worst day of your life, a day that you lost four incredible individuals, a day that I’ll never forget, that lives on every day when you wake up.”

He finds it difficult to be congratulated for the award.[/quote]

[quote]Groberg spent almost three years at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, enduring more than 30 surgeries. The explosion had destroyed almost 50 percent of Groberg’s left calf muscle and damaged much of his lower leg. He also had a blown eardrum and a mild traumatic brain injury.[/quote]

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[matt000024]

I always find it amazing how these guys are often so humble. In the interview in the article he really only talked about the guys he lost and I respect him for that.

[Provost]

[QUOTE=matt000024;48905033]I always find it amazing how these guys are often so humble. In the interview in the article he really only talked about the guys he lost and I respect him for that.[/QUOTE]

Kind of hard not to. Out there, your people are everything.

Losing a comrade is a terrible thing, to say nothing of four at the same time. All the titles and all the decorations in the world won't make up for their absence.

[Killer900]

There is a very good interview with him in the first link, recommend watching the whole thing.

there's also this on Youtube, his account of the event

[video=youtube;gblflu_CKqo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gblflu_CKqo[/video]