This is Al Jazeera America live in new york city. Im del walters. One of the heros in the war in afghanistan today received the nations highest military honor. President obama awarding captain floerant grow berg, flo groberg, the medal of honor. Al jazeeras Jamie Mcintyre is live at the pentagon. Tell us more jamie. Reporter you know, del, how these things go, the ceremony just completed about an hour ago at the white house. At these ceremonies where you receive the medal of honor, you dont speak, the president tells your story, and thats what happened today, as president obama recounted the events of the day in afghanistan back in 2012 when captain flo groberg was in charge of a security detail escorting Senior Officers on foot when he saw a man walking backwards who looked suspicious. The president picks up the tail from there. The man spun around and turned toward them, thats when flo sprinted toward him. He pushed him away from the formation and as he did he noticed an object under