Florent "Flo" Groberg

Florent Ahmed Groberg is a French-American retired United States Army officer. He served in the War in Afghanistan where, in August 2012, he was severely injured attempting to thwart a suicide bomber during a patrol. On November 12, 2015, Groberg received the nation's highest award for military valor, the Medal of Honor for his actions.

Groberg served as a PSD commander for Task Force Mountain Warrior — responsible for the safety of 28 coalition and Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel, including several principals: two brigade commanders, three battalion commanders, the brigade command sergeant major, a battalion command sergeant major and an ANA battalion commander.

During a weekly security meeting in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan, Groberg spotted a lone individual walking backwards in the direction of his patrol wearing a suicide vest. He rushed the suspect and shoved him away from the patrol. Groberg tackled the suicide bomber, who then detonated his device, sending him flying 15 to 20 feet. A second suicide bomber, who was hidden behind a small structure, instantly detonated his device prematurely because of Groberg's actions to stop the first bomber. Three U.S. military personnel and a U.S. Foreign Service Officer were killed and several others were injured.

Despite the loss of life, Groberg's actions prevented the bombers from detonating their devices as planned, which could have killed many more on the patrol. As a result of his actions, Groberg sustained the loss of 45 to 50 percent of his left calf muscle with significant nerve damage, a blown eardrum, and a traumatic brain injury.

He was featured in a 2025 official US Army social media post marking the anniversary of the suicide bomber attack as a "powerful story of courage, sacrifice, and heroism." He has carried his leadership to corporate America over the last decade working for Boeing and Azure (Microsoft) in developing Strategy and Leadership.