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Medal Of Honor Recipient Joining Ravens

Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh frequently talks to his team about bravery, pulling examples from every source he can find and often the military.

On Sunday, Harbaugh had one of the best examples on his own sideline.

Florent Groberg, a former Maryland resident and University of Maryland track & field and cross country runner, is only the 10th living service member to be given the Medal of Honor – the military’s highest award for battlefield bravery – for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.

President Barak Obama personally presented Groberg with the award on Nov. 12. At M&T Bank Stadium, the now retired U.