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The six 19 50 during the korean
war to to john eight Pittman

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was leading his squad in the tower
attacked moving toward in

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the face of intense enemy fire. He
was wounded by mortar fragments

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suddenly in enemy grenade was thrown
in the midst of the squad

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without hesitation sergeant had been
threw himself on the grenade

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and absorb its burst with his body
we're it's extraordinary heroism

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Pittman was awarded
the medal of honor..