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Medal of Honor: Jack Lummus – U.S. Marine Corps – World War II
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Medal of Honor: Jack Lummus – U.S. Marine Corps – World War II

Three pillboxes. Grenades exploding around him. He kept charging forward.

Medal of Honor: James Dennis La Belle – U.S. Marine Corps – World War II
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Medal of Honor: James Dennis La Belle – U.S. Marine Corps – World War II

A grenade in the foxhole. Two Marines beside him. He chose to take the blast.

Medal of Honor: George Watson – U.S. Army – World War II
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Medal of Honor: George Watson – U.S. Army – World War II

A sinking ship. Men struggling in the water. He stayed behind to save them.

Medal of Honor: Leonard M. Kravitz – U.S. Army – Korean War
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Medal of Honor: Leonard M. Kravitz – U.S. Army – Korean War

His platoon was overrun. Someone had to stay behind. He chose the machine gun.

Medal of Honor: Nelson V. Brittin – U.S. Army – Korean War
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Medal of Honor: Nelson V. Brittin – U.S. Army – Korean War

A hill covered with machine guns. One soldier kept charging them.

Medal of Honor: John Harold Leims – U.S. Marine Corps – World War II
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Medal of Honor: John Harold Leims – U.S. Marine Corps – World War II

Cut off on a captured ridge. Two wounded men left behind. He ran through enemy fire to bring them home.

Medal of Honor: David G. Ouellet – U.S. Navy – Vietnam War
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Medal of Honor: David G. Ouellet – U.S. Navy – Vietnam War

A grenade on the deck of a speeding patrol boat. He ran toward it.

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