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Valor awards are the military decorations reserved for the actions, bravery and, in some cases, injuries of combat.

“PROCEED DIRECTLY TO KEATING. 
IT IS BEING OVERRUN.” Those were the first words we heard over the radio on the morning of Oct. 3, 2009. In response, 1st Lt. Aaron “Finch” Dove and I, who were the lead aircraft in a formation of two F-15E Strike Eagles, positioned ourselves for

Army Staff Sgt. Carter was one of the two valor awardees who showed exemplary intrepidity during the Battle of Kamdesh in 2009.

Last weekend I did something that I have not done in a very long time.

In Kamdesh, Nuristan, where U.S. forces withdrew more than a decade ago, the American presence is a distant – and negative – memory for many locals.

Memorial day. clinton romesha joins us now from florida. good morning to you. >> good morning, steve. thanks for having me. steve: i know its got to be tough for you to talk about. lets take folks back to october of 2009. you are the commander at outpost keating in afghanistan. and you have been sent there to dismantle it, why? >> well, we had been stationed there for about three months. we were holding the area for the elections going on that year. we had finally gotten word because of the tact...

Soldiers killed in outpost keating. carter says his voice still haunts him to this day. >> i will hear his plea for help the rest of my life. >> reporter: staff sergeant carter says he wants his medal of honor to serve as an example to all troops in need of counseling and therapy to overcome combat related stress. >> i promise the mothers, the fathers, and spouses of my fallen brothers that i will strive to live up to the responsibility this medal carries. >> reporter: and while the label hero i...

Carter is an american hero, still haunted by what he could not do in his bravest hour. carter is the fourth living recipient of the congressional medal of honor from the war in afghanistan. i would never wish for someone to receive this medal. in order to receive this medal, your family is pretty much dying around you, everything is getting destroyed. outpost keating in the mountains near the pakistan border attacked by militants. he ran ammunition to fellow soldiers. he killed several of the en...

Greatness, but that really isnt the reality. case in point, on monday president obama will award a medal of honor to staff sergeant ty carter for thinks valorous actions during the overwhelming october 3rd, 2009 taliban attack in afternoon on an outpost. his actions were in in doubt extraordinary, but in many ways an unlikely hero. he will be recognized for his heroism on monday, about you for army specialist ty carter, the road to combat outpost keating in the afghan mountains was twisted and f...