“I join with the people of Maryland in paying tribute to Captain Florent Groberg, who has earned our nation’s highest military award for his bravery and devotion to his comrades in the defense of our nation,” Senator Mikulski said. “While serving on the battlefields in Afghanistan, Captain Groberg put himself in harm’s way to save the lives of his fellow soldiers. His courage, commitment and service to the cause of freedom is a testament to our men and women in uniform who have performed brilliantly and sacrificed greatly. I look forward to Captain Groberg receiving this well-deserved recognition on behalf of a grateful nation.”
According to the White House, Captain Groberg will receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as a Personal Security Detachment Commander for Task Force Mountain Warrior, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during combat operations in Asadabad, Kunar Province, Afghanistan on August 8, 2012. Injured during combat, he spent his recovery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center from August 2012 through May 2015 and was medically retired from Company B Warriors, Warrior Transition Battalion, on July 23, 2015.
Captain Florent A. “Flo” Groberg was born in Poissy, France on May 8, 1983. He became a naturalized U.S. Citizen on February 27, 2001, and graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland in June 2001. Captain Groberg attended the University of Maryland, College Park and competed in Track and Cross Country. In May 2006, he graduated from UMD with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
4 comments:
She's a pig and has always been horrible for Maryland. Glad she is gone. Just wish we could make Cardin go away too.
I would rather receive the medal from a congress person of my choosing.
Fast tracking another minority immigrant into politics. Breeze thru the Pentagon and be in the white house in no time.
What the he'll is wrong with u. It is not about u. It IS about a military member who is deserving of the honor.
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