Medal of Honor recipient says award is for 4 who died

In this photo taken on Feb. 14, 2013, Capt. Florent Groberg returns for the Change of Command ceremony for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, at Fort Carson's Special Events Center, in Colo. Groberg will receive the Medal of Honor next month in a ceremony at the White House. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT In this photo taken on Feb. 14, 2013, Capt. Florent Groberg returns for the Change of Command ceremony for the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, at Fort Carson's Special Events Center, in Colo. Groberg will receive the Medal of Honor next month in a ceremony at the White House. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press October 23, 2015 2 min read

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – A retired Army captain from Fort Carson set to receive the Medal of Honor next month says it will never truly be his.

Capt. Florent “Flo” Groberg tackled a suspicious man who turned out to be a suicide bomber in Afghanistan on Aug. 8, 2012, while providing security for a group led by Fort Carson Brig. Gen. James Mingus. Four men were killed when a second bomber detonated his explosives but the commander and the rest of his group, including Afghan officials, survived.

The first bomber landed on Groberg’s feet and detonated, badly wounding his legs.

Groberg, 32, told The Gazette (http://bit.ly/1LRAC8y) that he happened to be in the right place at the right time with the right training

“I don’t feel really comfortable with it,” he said. “But it gives me a chance to talk about the four guys that were lost and their families.”