Posted on 09/20/2015 8:03:17 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Thanks for posting this. Very remarkable!
Benavidez’ daughter recalls sitting in the backseat of their car as a child and, upon observing that blood was dripping from the back of her father’s head, mentioning to him that he was bleeding.
“And he would reach back there and literally pull out a piece of shrapnel that was making its way through his skin. And he would just throw it away; you could hear the click.”
“You know,” his daughter says, “He was quick to correct you if you said, ‘How did you win the medal?’ He would say, ‘I didn’t win this medal, I earned it.’ “
Good for him and his daughter, that’s a pet peeve of mine.
Thanks for that.
As the doctor was zipping up the body bag, Benavidez proved he was alive by spitting in the doctor’s face,
much like he had been spitting in the face of death for the previous six hours.
Don’t know why this is posted today, but heroes like Sgt. Benavides deserve all the recognition they get.
He moved to San Antonio late in life. I think it was to be near the VA hospital due to recurring problems from his wounds. We lived in the same neighborhood and I approached him at the grocery store once to express my admiration and appreciation for his gallantry. Like most MOH winners, he was modest and wasn’t too comfortable being praised for ‘doing his duty.’
An American Hero. Am sharing this on email.
May this Nation be blessed with more such tremendous men, and may their gifts not be squandered by damnfool politicians. God Bless this man’s immortal soul.
In a word, yes.
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That is an American hero!
Wow
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