On yesterday's Medal of Honor Moment post, LaMigra posed this question in response to a Vietnam-era Medal where PFC Barnes threw himself on a grenade:" I don't remember hearing such instruction, but has _anybody_ ever snatched that awful old steel pot off his head and put it between himself and one of those damned persistent grenades?"The answer is, yes, with mixed results.Specialist John Baca, who survived: BACA, JOHN P. Rank and organization: Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army, Company D, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. Place and date: Phuoc Long Province, Republic of Vietnam, 10 February 1970. Entered service at: Fort...
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Nov 13 2009, 05:02 AM
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