Clinton LaVor Romesha is a retired United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Kamdesh in 2009 during the War in Afghanistan.
Romesha in 2013
Romesha while assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division
Romesha in Afghanistan in 2009
In advance of February 11, 2013 Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Clinton Romesha's son, Colin, inspects the lectern that would later be used by President Barack Obama.
Nuristan, also spelled as Nurestan or Nooristan, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country. It is divided into seven districts and is Afghanistan's least populous province, with a population of around 167,000. Parun serves as the provincial capital. Nuristan is bordered on the south by Laghman and Kunar provinces, on the north by Badakhshan province, on the west by Panjshir province, and on the east by Pakistan.
Image: Nooristan
Image: Stream in Nuristan province
Image: Hameshdesh in winter panoramio
Image: Kamdesh, Afghanistan panoramio