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Medal of Honor: Felix M. Conde-Falcon – Vietnam War – April 4, 1969
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Medal of Honor: Felix M. Conde-Falcon – Vietnam War – April 4, 1969

He led from the front, charging bunkers before his men could even catch him. After destroying multiple enemy positions, he pressed one final assault and gave his life in the attack.

Medal of Honor: Walter C. Wetzel – World War II – April 3, 1945
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Medal of Honor: Walter C. Wetzel – World War II – April 3, 1945

In the darkness before dawn, enemy troops closed in on the house. When two grenades landed among his men, he used his own body as the shield.

Medal of Honor: Peter C. Lemon – Vietnam War – April 1, 1970
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Medal of Honor: Peter C. Lemon – Vietnam War – April 1, 1970

Wounded once, then twice, then a third time, he still kept charging back into the fight. When the line was about to break, he stood exposed and fired until he collapsed.

Medal of Honor: Gary B. Beikirch – Vietnam War – April 1, 1970
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Medal of Honor: Gary B. Beikirch – Vietnam War – April 1, 1970

Wounded once, then wounded again, he still refused treatment. He kept returning into the fire until his body finally gave out.

Medal of Honor: John P. Bobo – Vietnam War – March 30, 1967
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Medal of Honor: John P. Bobo – Vietnam War – March 30, 1967

After losing his leg to enemy mortar fire, he refused evacuation. He asked only to be placed where he could keep fighting.

Medal of Honor: Walter J. Will – World War II – March 30, 1945
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Medal of Honor: Walter J. Will – World War II – March 30, 1945

Wounded early in the fight, he kept returning to the fire to save others. Then he went hunting machine guns one by one until the enemy line broke.

Medal of Honor: George Peterson – World War II – March 30, 1945
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Medal of Honor: George Peterson – World War II – March 30, 1945

Wounded in the legs, then shot in the arm, he kept crawling toward the guns. Even after destroying three machine-gun positions, he tried to save one more wounded soldier.

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