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roguevalley

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12. he earned is congressional medal by taking a grenade out of his hand
Tue Dec 18, 2012, 06:42 PM
Dec 2012

where it was lying on the ground with his arm that had just been shot off and tossing it to the target.

Thank you for this beautiful memorial... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #1
. bigtree Dec 2012 #2
Tears. He will be missed. freshwest Dec 2012 #17
. Melissa G Dec 2012 #3
.... DirkGently Dec 2012 #4
... WheelWalker Dec 2012 #5
People like this don't come our way very often. lpbk2713 Dec 2012 #6
+1 freshwest Dec 2012 #16
A great American iandhr Dec 2012 #7
. warrior1 Dec 2012 #8
K&R ReRe Dec 2012 #9
I remember him from when I worked ni the Senate, and that was a loooooong time ago DFW Dec 2012 #10
He was loved and admired by all, and with good reason. slackmaster Dec 2012 #11
he earned is congressional medal by taking a grenade out of his hand roguevalley Dec 2012 #12
From wikipedia... hunter Dec 2012 #18
Here's a link to the 'non-print' regular Washington Post page, with the article and photo. Tx4obama Dec 2012 #13
Rec. progressoid Dec 2012 #14
A good life shenmue Dec 2012 #15
A great man and a great American patriot. hifiguy Dec 2012 #19
That is so precious.. bless Cha Dec 2012 #20
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