Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks during a ceremony honoring former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha, not shown, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Feb. 12, 2013. A day earlier, Romesha received the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., for his actions during the Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpost Keating in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2009. Romesha was a section leader with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the time of the battle. (Photo by Glenn Fawcett/Released)