Former Capt. Swenson will be awarded MOH

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A date has not been set for this MOH to be awarded to former Capt Swenson, here is info so far:

Former Army Capt. Will Swenson to receive Medal of Honor for heroics in Afghanistan

Sep. 16, 2013 - 06:00PM |


By Dan Lamothe
Staff Writer
Afghan ambush heroics go unrecognized


The White House announced Monday that former Army Capt. Will Swenson will receive the Medal of Honor, more than four years after he led a small contingent of U.S. military advisers through the teeth of a fierce ambush in eastern Afghanistan.

Swenson was an embedded trainer for an Afghan Border Police mentor team on Sept. 8, 2009, when his unit was ambushed in Kunar province’s Sarkani district. The controversial battle sparked national outcry when it was learned U.S. forces on the ground were repeatedly denied air and artillery support they had requested. Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer received the Medal of Honor in September 2011 for heroism in the same battle.

“It’s great that the Army finally got through the process and made the right decision to award him the medal,” Meyer said Monday in a phone interview. “It’s something we all fought long and hard for.”

Swenson, who left active duty in February 2011, will be the sixth living service member to receive the nation’s top valor award for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. He will receive the award in a ceremony at the White House alongside his family, White House officials said.