413: Clinton Romesha—It Doesn’t Get Better

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 39.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

In 2009, Clint was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle of Kamdesh during the Afghan War, which he recalls in his book, Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor, a New York Times bestseller. For Veterans Day, Clint shares his insights into why his outpost was a deathtrap, his efforts to prevent veteran suicide, and his survival during that 15-hour battle.

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0:00.0	Hey, guys, it's the way I heard it.
0:05.0	And another Veterans Day is upon us.
0:07.2	We're very nearly so, Chuck.
0:08.4	How's that possible?
0:09.5	You know what?
0:10.0	It happens just about every year, Mike.
0:11.9	It's shocking.
0:13.2	Every single year, the time goes a little bit quicker.
0:16.4	Yep.
0:16.9	And I know that's a bromide.
0:18.4	I know it's platitudinous.
0:19.7	Forgive me, but there's truth in stereotypes.
0:22.4	And there's a whole lot of truth in the conversation you're about to hear.
0:25.9	My guest is Clint Romaset.
0:28.5	He is a recipient of our nation's Medal of Honor.
0:33.5	And I think it's fair to say, Chuck, that in every imaginable way, although he might dispute this, he earned it.
0:40.3	Yes, he might dispute it.
0:43.3	And he says something very interesting in the podcast, and that is that he only came to accept it when the brass in the Army told him that it was the guys he served with who recommended him, who said, yes,
0:55.3	he deserves something more than what you're giving him.
0:58.1	Clint distinguished himself in the battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan, specifically at Kopp Keating.
1:07.1	Let me just give you some of the specifics because, like a lot of guys who receive a Medal of Honor, Clint is really, he's kind of uncomfortable talking about the details of what he did to earn this distinction.
1:19.9	So let me spell it out here.
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