Former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Pitts, shown here in April of 2014, will be awarded the Medal of Honor on July 21, ... 2008, in what came to be known as the Battle of Wanat.

President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to former Staff Sgt Ryan M ... D.C., July 21, 2014. Pitts received the nation's highest military honor for his actions in 2008 in Wanat ...

He views the Medal of Honor as a memorial to the nine soldiers who gave their lives in Wanat. "I feel a responsibility to tell our story, because there are nine guys that can't," he said. Battle ...

Former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts received the Medal of Honor on Monday for his heroism during the Battle of Wanat in 2008, one of deadliest clashes of the Afghanistan War.

A soldier who kept fighting despite grenade shrapnel wounds to the legs and arm in the controversial battle of Wanat in Afghanistan will receive the Medal of Honor, the White House announced ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 21: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) presents the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Pitts (R) from the 2nd Platoon, Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne ...

Ryan Pitts received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Wanat, Afghanistan in 2008 Monday. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness. Subscribe Sign in.

The Medal of Honor recipient who continued to fight after being wounded in one of Afghanistan's bloodiest battles says the medal belongs to all of his comrades who fought and died that day.

In a little over two weeks, Nashua's Ryan Pitts will be at the White House to receive the Medal of Honor from the president of the United States. Skip to content. NOWCAST News 9 Daybreak.

Medal of Honor Action “Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts distinguished himself by extraordinary acts of heroism at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Forward Observer ...