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Marine recommended for Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor has not been awarded since 1993, to two Delta guys who died in Mogadishu. The Marines currently have no other candidate up for consideration. And though this isnât official, it should be. Iâm only posting a snippet of the story. You really have to read the whole thing yourself.Early this spring, Cpl. Jason Dunham and two other Marines sat in an outpost in Iraq and traded theories on surviving a hand-grenade attack. Second Lt. Brian "Bull" Robinson suggested that if a Marine lay face down on the grenade and held it between his forearms, the ceramic bulletproof plate in his flak vest might be strong enough to protect his vital organs. His arms would shatter, but he might live. Cpl. Dunham had another idea: A Marineâs Kevlar helmet held over the grenade might contain the blast. "Iâll bet a Kevlar would stop it," he said, according to Second Lt. Robinson. "No, itâll still mess you up," Staff Sgt. John Ferguson recalls saying. It was a conversation the men would remember vividly a few weeks later, when they saw the shredded remains of Cpl. Dunhamâs helmet, apparently blown apart from the inside by a grenade. Posted by: growler 2004-05-26 |
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