{"id":62323,"date":"2015-10-15T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=62323"},"modified":"2015-10-14T17:16:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T21:16:03","slug":"army-captain-florent-a-groberg-to-receive-medal-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=62323","title":{"rendered":"Army Captain Florent A. Groberg to receive Medal of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"

In August, 2012, Army Captain Florent A. Groberg, while leading a personal security detail for his commander, tackled a suicide bomber whose detonation caused a second bomber to detonate prematurely and saving most of the people he was supposed to protect. He was wounded himself and spent three years at Walter Reed recovering from that day. Late last month, he was informed by the President that he will be awarded the Medal of Honor on November 12th for his actions that day, according to the Army Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Groberg, who suffered severe wounds to his left leg, said his goal is to make sure others know about the four men who died that day: Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin J. Griffin, the brigade\u2019s senior enlisted soldier; Maj. Thomas E. Kennedy, the brigade\u2019s fire support coordinator; Air Force Maj. Walter D. Gray, of the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron; and Ragaei Abdelfattah, who was on his second voluntary tour with the U.S. Agency for International Development.<\/p>\n

\u201cFour heroes, true heroes in this case, individuals who gave it all,\u201d Groberg said. \u201cThis medal belongs to them. It is my mission to tell everyone, \u2018Thank you for recognizing me, but this does not belong to me. It belongs to them.\u2019 That\u2019s how I\u2019m coping with it mentally. This gives me an opportunity to represent them and their families.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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