Soldier Who Tackled Suicide Bomber Awarded U.S. Medal of Honor
- Ambush in Asadabad, Afghanistan, killed four and wounded 16
- Captain Florent Groberg suffered leg injury in 2012 attack
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An Army captain who helped tackle a suicide bomber, saving colleagues from an ambush in Afghanistan, received the nation’s highest military honor at a White House ceremony.
President Barack Obama said Thursday that Captain Florent Groberg acted selflessly in confronting the bomber and awarded him the Medal of Honor. Groberg, who suffered severe injuries to his left leg and a brain injury in the 2012 attack, was medically retired from the Army in June.