Skip to main content
HIGH PRAISE

Afghanistan Vet Awarded Medal of Honor

"It's not mine."

cheats/2014/07/21/afghan-vet-awarded-medal-of-honor/140721-ryan-pitts-medal-of-honor-cheat_nm55ma

Win McNamee/Getty Images

Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts, who fought his way out of an assault from hundreds of Taliban soldiers while badly injured, was awarded the Medal of Honor on Monday at the White House. Pitts' commanding officers say he saved lives of his fellow soldiers and was instrumental in repelling the attackers. He's the ninth living recipient of medal who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. "It belongs to every man there that day, and I’ll accept it on behalf of the team. It’s not mine," he said.

Read it at WBURG

TRENDING NOW