Thursday, October 15, 2015

Fort Carson 4th Brigade Combat Team Produced 3 Medal of Honor Recipients

3 Medal of Honor recipients from same Fort Carson brigade
The Gazette
By: Ryan Maye Handy
Updated: October 14, 2015

The White House announced on Wednesday that Florent Groberg, formerly of the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division, is the third Fort Carson soldier from the unit to receive the Army's highest award, the Medal of Honor.
Medal of Honor recipient Clint Romesha pulls his medal out of his jeans pocket before meeting with soldiers Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Fort Carson. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Former Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha and former Staff Sgt. Ty Carter received the award in 2013 in recognition for their bravery during a deadly fight in a remote area Afghanistan in 2009. Groberg was honored for his actions in a August 2012 suicide bombing attack.
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