President Obama awards the Medal of Honor (9 images)

Former Army Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha is seen with the Medal of Honor after being given the honor by President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on February 11, 2013. Romesha is receiving the medal for his courageous actions while defending a combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

President Barack Obama stands with Medal of Honor recipient former Army Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha as the citation is read during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on February 11, 2013. Romesha is receiving the medal for his courageous actions while defending a combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha during a ceremony in the East Room in Washington on February 11, 2013. Romesha is receiving the medal for his courageous actions while defending a combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha during a ceremony in the East Room in Washington on February 11, 2013. Romesha is receiving the medal for his courageous actions while defending a combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009. UPI/Kevin Dietsch