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- This is our most honored artifact.

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The actual Medal of
Honor that was awarded to

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Sergeant First Class William S. Sitman.

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During the attack by the Chinese,

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a grenade was thrown into a position,

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and not even worried about his own safety,

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he threw his body on the grenade,
absorbing the full charge.

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By doing so, he gave his own life to save

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five of his fellow soldiers.

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Sergeant First Class William Sitman,

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a true hero who was second to none.