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Medal of Honor: Jack W. Mathis - U.S. Army Air Corps - World War II
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Medal of Honor: Jack W. Mathis - U.S. Army Air Corps - World War II

Mortally wounded in the nose of a B-17. The entire formation depended on his bombs.

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.

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