por Roger el Sab Ene 12, 2013 5:32 pm
Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha de 31 años, va a ser condecorado con la Medalla al Honor por su valor durante la batalla de Combat Outpost Keating . Provincia de Nuristan, 3 octubre 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/afghanistan-hero- ... itics.htmlhttp://www.navytimes.com/news/2013/01/a ... ha-011113/Romesha took out an enemy machine gun team and was injured by a rocket propelled grenade as he engaged a second one.
"Undeterred by his injuries, Staff Sergeant Romesha continued to fight," says the citation, "and upon the arrival of another soldier to aid him and the assistant gunner, he again rushed through the exposed avenue to assemble additional soldiers. "
Now leading a five-man team, Romesha used a with a sniper rifle to fight back Taliban attackers, including three who had breached the outpost's perimeter.
"With complete disregard for his own safety, Staff Sergeant Romesha continually exposed himself to heavy enemy fire, as he moved confidently about the battlefield engaging and destroying multiple enemy targets," says the citation.
Maintaining radio communication with the tactical operations center at the base, Romesha identified a main point of attackers and directed air support that killed "over 30 enemy fighters."
"After learning that other Soldiers at a distant battle position were still alive, Staff Sergeant Romesha and his team provided covering fire, allowing three of their wounded comrades to reach the aid station. " Romesha and his team then " pushed forward 100 meters under withering fire, to recover the bodies of their fallen comrades. "El sargento Ty Carter también fue condecorado por su valor durante la batalla de Kamdesh, a pesar de estar herido no dudó en correr varias veces por campo abierto para transportar munición para sus camaradas y evacuar a los heridos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Carterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kamdeshla batalla tiene además un curioso doble homenaje cinéfilo, Hollywood planifica 2 cintas distintas sobre la misma. Una de ellas basada en el best seller "red platoon", que se tradujo al español
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your ... rce=clavisThe Outpost https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3833480/"Red platoon" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5562710/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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Roger el Lun May 07, 2018 10:57 pm, editado 3 veces en total
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