Romesha at his
Medal of Honor ceremony in 2013
Romesha was born in August 1981
[2] in
Lake City, California, to a family with a strong military background. His grandfather, Aury Smith, is a
World War II veteran who fought in the
Battle of Normandy.
[3] His father is a
Vietnam War veteran who later became a church leader in
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Romesha is the fourth of five siblings, including two brothers who also joined the military.
[4] He is a member of the LDS Church and attended seminary for four years during high school but ultimately decided not to become a missionary for the church as his family had hoped he would.
[5] Romesha grew up in Lake City, where he developed an avid love of hockey.
[2]
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