FAMILY4 - Medal of Honor Event
On the evening of October 5, 2023, Pat and I attended a Medal of Honor Event held at Tucson’s Pima Air and Space Museum. The event was to honor Medal of Honor recipient, former Army Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha, and through him all Medal of Honor recipients, military veterans, and indeed all members of the U.S. military services who have kept our country free and strong. Pat’s, and my, experience was so informative and inspiring that I decided to write this blog article about it. After an introduction to the Medal of Honor, I will describe the Medal of Honor Event, and then discuss the pertinent October 3, 2009 battle, including an excerpt from the official citation of Clinton Romesha’s actions that earned him the Medal of Honor. Next, I will discuss Romesha’s Medal of Honor presentation ceremony that occurred on February 11, 2013. I will conclude with a short note on Romesha’s post military career, the book he wrote about his and his team’s re...