"Iraq Campaign ribbon.svg"@en . . "20"^^ . "Romesha at his Medal of Honor ceremony in 2013"@en . . . . "KosovoRib.svg"@en . "Field safety specialist"@en . "Korea Defense Service ribbon.svg"@en . . "Clinton LaVor \"Clint\" Romesha (//; born August 1981) is a former United States Army staff sergeant. He received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Kamdesh in 2009 during the war in Afghanistan. Romesha left the Army in 2011 to spend more time with his family. He later took a job in the oil industry in North Dakota. On 11 February 2013, he received the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama."@en . "oak"@en . "Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "Lake City, California, U.S."@en . "August 1981"@en . "4"^^ . . . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . . "Clinton LaVor \"Clint\" Romesha (//; born August 1981) is a former United States Army staff sergeant. He received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Kamdesh in 2009 during the war in Afghanistan. Born into a family with a strong military background, Romesha joined the U.S. Army in 1999, and was posted at various times in Germany, South Korea and Colorado. Trained as an M1 Abrams tank crewman, Romesha had seen four deployments, including to Kosovo, Iraq twice, and Afghanistan. On 3 October 2009, he was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, deployed to Combat Outpost Keating in eastern Afghanistan. When a force of 300 Taliban insurgents attacked the base, Romesha was credited with rallying his comrades and leading the counterattack, directing close air support and providing suppressive fire to help the wounded to an aid station. Despite being wounded, Romesha continued to fight through the 12-hour battle. Romesha left the Army in 2011 to spend more time with his family. He later took a job in the oil industry in North Dakota. On 11 February 2013, he received the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama."@en . "Tamara"@en . . "106"^^ . "\"Clint\""@en . . "Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg"@en . "Afghanistan Campaign ribbon.svg"@en . . "Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg"@en . "Bronze Star ribbon.svg"@en . "NCO Professional Development Ribbon.svg"@en . . "Purple Heart BAR.svg"@en . . "AGC 3.png"@en . "30"^^ . . . "Clinton Lovar Romesha"@en . . "Medal of Honor ribbon.svg"@en . "service-star"@en . "Army Service Ribbon.svg"@en . "National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "Clinton Romesha"@en . "\"Ro\""@en . . "Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . "Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg"@en . "Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "20"^^ . "NATO Medal w S\u0142u\u017Cbie Pokoju i Wolno\u015Bci BAR.svg"@en . "19992011"^^ .