Vet gets Medal of Honor for Afghanistan war valor

By Nedra Pickler Associated Press Comments Colin Romesha, son of Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, gets the somber ceremony off to a light start Monday at the White House. (Win McNamee / Getty Images) Washington — A veteran who helped "defend the indefensible" at a vulnerable Army outpost in Afghanistan received the nation's highest award for military valor Monday at a tearful White House ceremony that also honored the eight men who did not survive a Taliban attack. President Barack Obama lauded former Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha's bravery in fighting back an intense daylong barrage by enemy fighters. The Taliban descended on Combat Outpost Keating in the mountains near the...