invocation for president obama to award the medal of honor posthumously to sergeant first class jared c. monti, lost his life fighting in afghanistan. let's listen. >> would you comfort jared's parents, paul and janet, his brother and sister, tim and nicole and fellow soldiers who fought alongside him in afghanistan with the assurance that jared's climb to glory did not end until he safely and securely fell into your everlasting arms. may we and all of who hear of jared's sacrificial service never cease to give thanks and pray diligently for the young men and women of our armed services who like jared, stand in harm's way, even at this moment, protecting, supporting and defending our great nation. this we pray in your most holy name, amen. >> amen. >> please be seated. good afternoon. and welcome to the white house. of all the privileges of serving as president, there is no greater honor than serving as commander in chief of the finest military that the world has ever known. and of all the military declarations that a president and a nation can bestow, there is none higher than the medal of ho

jared c. monties army. for gallantry for giving his life above and beyond the call of duty. jared c. monti served as a team leader with headquarters and headquarters troop third squadron, 71st calvary religion meant, 10th mountain division, in connection with combat operations against an enemy in afghanistan on june 21st, 2006. while staff sergeant monti was leading a mission aimed at gathering intelligence, his 16-man patrol was attacked by as many as 50 enemy fighters. on the verge of being overrun, sergeant monti quickly set up his men behind a rock formation. he then called for indirect fire support, accurately targeting the rounds upon the enemy who had closed to within 50 meters of his position. while still directing fire, staff managemesergeant monti successfully defended an attempt to frank his patrol. sergeant monti then noted that one of his soldiers was lying wounded between the advancing enemy and the patrol's position. with complete disregard for his own safety, staff management monti a

the commander and chief posthumously awarding sergeant first class jared c. montighest military honor for chea described as unmeasurable courage and unhonor. james rosen is in d.c. with monti's story of ultimate sacrifice. >> i'm about 10 minutes from o.p. colt. >> on june 21, 2006, after spending two days hiking up a mountain, monti and his fellow soldiers arrived to refortify along the ridge. >> that evening they were attacked by about 50 tam ban warriors. >> superior officers recalled how the fighters outflanked monti and his men. >> he used rifle to outflank. they began to call for military fire and close air support. >> if monti wouldn't have been able to get that call for fire in or 105s hitting the enemy positions, they could have easily been overrun. >> but three u.s. soldiers were already hit, including private first class brian j. bradberry of missouri. >> he said i'm going to go get private bradberry he said no he is my soldier. i'm going to get him. >> monti attempted three times to go retrieve him. >> and on the third time he was mortally wounded. >> j

gretchen: jared c. monty will receive the medal of honor post thiewm thiewm mustily today. ng us is commander sergeant of monti in afghanistan. he joins us to tell about his experience with a true american hero. could you set the scene for us that made this very special honor go to this very special man? >> sure. good morning, brian. on the 21st of june, 2006. sergeant monti and cunningham were leading a 16 man patrol in afghanistan abutted to pakistan. that evening they were attacked by about 50 taliban warriors. and they beat the enemy back with rifle fire and grenade fire initially. they were flanked on the left as sergeant. he immediately began to call for artillery fire and close air support. in the midst of that, they realized a soldier was lost. forwarded their position. while sergeant monti called for fire. sergeant cunningham said i'm going to go get private berry. he said no he is my soldier. i'm going to get-go get him. three times he went out to retrieve private brad berry. on the third time he was mortally wounded. his actions cause dollars the patrol to continu

by the end of the night jared and three others, including the soldier he died trying to save had given their lives. >> sergeant jar ed c. montytts today was awarded the medal of honor and it is the highest honor that we give in this country. while sergeant monty's parents received his medal today in washington, in afghanistan, u.s. soldiers there renamed a combat outpost in his honor. only five medals of honor have been given thus far. and since vietnam, no medal of honor has been awarded to a soldier, a sailor, airmen or marine who has survived the fight for which he was honored. now your card comes with a way to plan for what matters to you. introducing blueprint. blueprint is free and only for chase customers. it lets you choose what purchases you want to pay in full to avoid interest...with full pay. and those you split... you decide how to pay over time. if having a plan matters. chase what matters. create your own blueprint at chase.com/blueprint. as the decades have past, the promise of medicare has always been there. and aarp has fought to guarantee none of the benefits you earned were ever taken away. today we're con