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In ww2 there was Canadian infantryman who threw himself on a grenade to save his battalion.
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Hardly the first or last soldier to commit such a brave deed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Johnson_(Medal_of_Honor)#Medal_of_Honor_citation
Incidentally, Wednesday was the anniversary of MacArthur's landing and the beginning of the campaign to liberate the Philippines and the beginning of the end in the Pacific.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte#Aftermath
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Johnson_(Medal_of_Honor)#Medal_of_Honor_citation
Incidentally, Wednesday was the anniversary of MacArthur's landing and the beginning of the campaign to liberate the Philippines and the beginning of the end in the Pacific.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte#Aftermath
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