Daily Archives: May 29, 2013

Of Heroism and Hand Grenades

On May 16, 1968 Donald E. Ballard Corpsman U.S. Navy won the Medal of Honor.  His unit was ambushed.  While applying a field dressing, an enemy solider tossed a grenade into his group of men.  Shouting, “Grenade!” Ballard vaulted over … Continue reading

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