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    Another name added to the distinguished list of Medal of Honor recipients

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Another name has been added to the distinguished list of medal of honor recipients.

National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin with the story of courage under fire.

Staff sergeant -- Roma -- served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.

He came from a family of veterans married his high school sweetheart Tami and had three kids.

On October 3 2009.

Everything changed.

In a predawn ambush -- cop Keating a combat outposts in -- stem province near the Pakistan border.

300 Taliban stormed the base where fifty American soldiers became sitting ducks in a valley surrounded by mountains owned by the enemy what -- back.

Has been described as one of the most intense battles.

Of the entire war in Afghanistan.

The attackers had the advantage the high ground the mountains about.

And they were unleashing everything they had sergeant Roman -- and the others jump from their beds bro machine managed to calling in air support -- killed thirty insurgents.

Rocket propelled grenade exploded.

Sending sharp -- all.

Shrapnel.

Into his hip.

His arm and his neck.

But he kept fighting the combat came within ten feet so he and his team started charging as enemy fire poured down.

And they kept charging fifty meters eighty meters ultimately a hundred meter run them through a hail of bullets.

They reached their fallen friends and they brought the -- staff sergeant -- -- -- remains a reluctant hero.

This award is for the eight soldiers that didn't make it.

Good for the rest of the team.

That fought valiantly.

And magnificently.

-- that day it.

Their parents were at the White House for the medal of honor ceremony his fellow soldiers from cop Keating say they would follow staff sergeant Roman -- -- Helen back.

They did on October 3 2009.

At a remote outpost in Afghanistan.

At the Pentagon Jennifer Griffin Fox News.

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