Medal of Honor: Private First Class Melvin L. Brown, Korean War, September 4, 1950
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Medal of Honor: Private First Class Melvin L. Brown, Korean War, September 4, 1950

On a stone wall overlooking a deadly battlefield, a young soldier from Pennsylvania held back wave after wave of enemy attackers. When his bullets and grenades were gone, he fought on with the only weapon he had left—an entrenching tool.
Medal of Honor: Seaman First Class Johnnie David Hutchins, World War II, September 4, 1943
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Medal of Honor: Seaman First Class Johnnie David Hutchins, World War II, September 4, 1943

Sometimes, a single second of courage can mean the difference between life and death for an entire crew. In the blazing chaos of a Japanese attack, Seaman Johnnie Hutchins seized that second—and gave his own life to save his shipmates.
Medal of Honor: Master Sergeant Travis E. Watkins War, Korean War, August 31 - September 3, 1950
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Medal of Honor: Master Sergeant Travis E. Watkins War, Korean War, August 31 - September 3, 1950

Cut off, surrounded, and outnumbered ten to one, Master Sergeant Travis Watkins refused to yield. For three days he led thirty men in a desperate stand, turning an impossible fight into one of the most astonishing acts of defiance in the Korean War.
Medal of Honor: Private First Class Joseph R. Ouellette, Korean War, August 31 - September 3, 1950
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Medal of Honor: Private First Class Joseph R. Ouellette, Korean War, August 31 - September 3, 1950

Cut off, surrounded, and outnumbered, Pfc. Joseph Ouellette of Lowell, Massachusetts refused to give in. Again and again, he risked his life to bring back water, ammunition, and hope to his men—until the final grenade and bullet claimed him.
Medal of Honor: Captain Edward C. Krzyzowski, Korean War, August 31 - September 3, 1951
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Medal of Honor: Captain Edward C. Krzyzowski, Korean War, August 31 - September 3, 1951

For three days on a Korean hillside, Captain Edward Krzyzowski led his men through fire, blood, and impossible odds. Wounded twice, he refused evacuation, rallying his company until the very moment an enemy sniper claimed his life
Medal of Honor: Sergeant First Class Eduardo C. Gomez, Korean War, September 3, 1950
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Medal of Honor: Sergeant First Class Eduardo C. Gomez, Korean War, September 3, 1950

Rather than wait for destruction, Gomez made his decision. With complete disregard for his own safety, he crawled across open ground swept by fire, closing the distance to one of the advancing tanks.
Medal of Honor: Lieutenant Colonel Matt Urban, World War II, June 14 to September 3, 1944
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Medal of Honor: Lieutenant Colonel Matt Urban, World War II, June 14 to September 3, 1944

He was called “The Ghost” by the Germans, a man who seemed impossible to kill. Wounded again and again, Matt Urban refused evacuation, returned to the fight, and led from the very front.
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