Medal Of Honor Recipient Clint Romesha Gets New Comic Book Highlighting His Actions In Afghanistan

The comic, the latest in an ongoing series honoring Army soldiers, illustrates the hours-long Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpost Keating in 2009.

By Nicholas Slayton for Task and Purpose

Staff Sgt. Clinton “Clint” Romesha woke up early on the morning of Oct. 3, 2009. Combat Outpost Keating, an International Security Assistance Force base in Kamdesh near the Pakistani border of Afghanistan, was under attack. Romesha was serving as a section leader with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the time, and the soldiers at the outpost knew this was a full, large-scale attack, not Taliban fighters taking potshots. Sure enough, the base was being attacked from all sides, with 300 Taliban militants pummeling the outpost with mortars and small-arms fire.

Romesha, a tank crewman turned cavalry scout, rushed into action. He moved through the outpost, dodging enemy fire, to scout the area and organize a defense even as Taliban fighters surged into the area and seized an ammunition depot. Romesha continued to put himself at risk as he moved across the base. At one point a rocket propelled grenade hit a generator he was taking cover behind, leaving him wounded. Despite that, he kept fighting, killing several Taliban fighters. While this was going on he was on the radio, directing air support that delivered heavy fire to the enemy. After several hours, ISAF forces managed to push the Taliban back.

The Battle of Kamdesh, as it would be known, saw eight Americans killed and 27 wounded. More than 100 Taliban fighters were believed to be killed or wounded in the fighting. For his part, Romesha would be awarded the Medal of Honor in 2013.

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