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Army veteran receiving Medal of Honor for Afghan fight

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Medal of Honor recipient retired Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha is seen onstage Monday during the ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Romesha's leadership during a daylong attack by hundreds of fighters on Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan led to award.

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A veteran who helped "defend the indefensible" at a vulnerable Army outpost in Afghanistan received the nation's highest award for military valor Monday at a tearful White House ceremony that also honored the eight men who did not survive a Taliban attack.