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Medal of Honor Recipient Visits Cascia Hall
While visiting Tulsa on April
30, Medal of Honor recipient,
Clinton Romesha, stopped by Cascia
for a brief visit with faculty/staff and
students.
In his presentation, Retired Army
Staff Sgt. Romesha relayed how he and
fellow soldiers defended an outpost
in Afghanistan against an estimated
300 Taliban fighters; the Americans
were outnumbered approximately 5 -
1. Romesha was at Combat Outpost
Keating in the mountainous area
northeast of Kabul when his unit came
under heavy attack for about 12 hours.
It was one of the single bloodiest battles
in the Afghan war.
Romesha was nominated for the Medal
of Honor, the nation’s highest honor,
by fellow soldiers who recognized his
heroic actions and credited him for
putting himself in harm’s way to save
lives and secure control of the outpost,
even after being wounded. Romesha
said he was just doing his job and took
the opportunity to give credit to his
comrades.
Romesha is one of four living Medal
of Honor recipients from the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan. Seventy
percent of the Medals of Honor (aka
Congressional Medal of Honor) are
awarded posthumously. There are currently
80 living recipients whose average
age is 75.
Since receiving the Medal of Honor
from President Barack Obama on
February 11, 2013, Romesha has been
speaking at public events to share the
story of the bravery and sacrifice of
those who died in the wars. “I do this
Photo by John LaFortune
to share their stories, so they are not
forgotten,” he said.
Many thanks to Mr. John Cary (father
of John Cary ‘05 and Chris Cary ‘09)
for arranging Sgt. Romesha’s visit to
Cascia Hall.
Y L to R: Students, faculty, and staff took
time after Sgt. Romesah’s presentation to
have their picture made with the Medal of
Honor recipient. L to R: Shawn Gammill,
Thomas Perrault, Terry Hogan, Joe Estep,
Adam Stoermer, Jennifer Pace, Sgt. Clint
Romesha, Ginger Day, Roger Carter and John
Cary.