the suspect. at this time captain confirmed the bulge was a suicide vest and with complete disregard for his life, the captain again with the assistance of the other member of the security detail physically pushed the suicide bomber away from the formation. upon falling, the suicide bomber detonated his vest outside of the perimeter of the formation killing four members of the formation and wounding numerous others. the blast from the first suicide bomb caused the vest to be previously unnoticed, second suicide bomber to detonate prematurely. the captain s immediate actions to push the first bomber away from the formation significantly minimized the impact of the coordinated suicide bomber s attack on the formation, saving the lives of his comrades and several senior leaders. captain groberg s extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty at the risk of his life in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himse
acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of security while serving as personal detachment commander, 4th infantry brigade team, 4th infantry division in afghanistan on august 8, 012. on that day captain groberg was leading a dismounted movement to include two brigade commanders, who battalion commanders and an afghanistan national army brigade commander. as they approached governor s compound, captain groberg observed an individual walking close to the formation. while the individual made an abrupt turn turn toward the formation, he noticed a bulk under his clothes. he rushed forward using his body to push the man away from the
flo s college coach called him the consummate teammate. as good as he was in individual events, somehow he always found a little something extra when he was running on a relay with a team. distance running is really all about guts. as one teammate said, flo could suffer a little more than everyone else could. so, day after day, month after month, he pushed himself to his limit. he knew that every long run, every sprint, every interval could help shave a second or two off his times. and as he d find out later be a few seconds can make all the difference. training, guts, teamwork, what made flo a great runner also made him a great soldier. in the army, flo again took his training seriously, hitting the books in the classroom, paying attention to every detail and field exercises because he knew
captain florent groberg. acts of gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, serving as a personal security detachment commander, 4th infantry brigade combat team, 4th infantry division during combat operations against an armed enemy in kunar province in afghanistan on august 8th, 2012. consisting of several senior leaders to include two brigade commanders, two battalion commanders, two command sergeants major and an afghanistan national army brigade commander. as they approached the governor s compound, the captain observed an individual walking close to the formation. while the individual made an abrupt turn towards the formation, he noticed an abnormal bulge underneath the individual s clothing. selflessly placing himself in front of one of the brigade commanders, the captain rushed forward, using his body to push the suspect away from the formation. simultaneously, he ordered another member of the security detail to assist with removing
around it has been through this before. a soldier opening fire on fellow service members. and the mayor of killeen, texas, tells cnn s don lemon it is heartbreaking to see this happen again. it s a military community. we experienced the tragedy on november 5th, 2009, where 13 people were killed and 30 wounded. we ve experienced the horrors of w war, you know, since the first troops deployed to iraq in 2003. we ve had hundreds of soldiers from ft. hood who have been killed and thousands wounded. these people have done the bulk of the fighting in the 1st cavalry division and the 4th infantry division, and more soldiers deploying from ft. hood were killed than from any other installation. so, we ve experienced the grieving. it s a community, it s like you ve been kicked in the gut. you just it can t be happening again. you know, these are our friends. we go to church together, we