A Medal of Honor Recipient AND a Comic Book Hero
AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast
- Published
- March 12, 2025
- Duration
- 45:02
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- description
- Last updated
- Jul 5, 2026
Discusses On August 8th, 2012, as CPT Florent Groberg was escorting coalition and Afghan personnel to a compou…
Summary
On August 8th, 2012, as CPT Florent Groberg was escorting coalition and Afghan personnel to a compound in Asadabad, Afghanistan, he spotted a man approaching who was wearing a suicide vest. Acting quickly, Groberg managed to push the attacker away from the group, but the vest still exploded, killing four people and seriously injuring Groberg. More would h…
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On August 8th, 2012, as CPT Florent Groberg was escorting coalition and Afghan personnel to a compound in Asadabad, Afghanistan, he spotted a man approaching who was wearing a suicide vest. Acting quickly, Groberg managed to push the attacker away from the group, but the vest still exploded, killing four people and seriously injuring Groberg. More would have perished, though, if it hadn’t been for the Captain’s actions, which led to him receiving the prestigious Medal of Honor. Hosts LTG (Ret.)