[svcw]

So did I read this correctly, wounded he pulled the grenade under his body to save his troop mates? So why isn’t this heroic?

[skimask]

I read a quote the other day from Michael Thompson, a Navy Seal, and Medal of Honor winner from Vietnam. When his citation was first reviewed by the pentagon, no one believed that anyone could do what he did and survive.

He was talking to some high school kids and one asked him what it felt like to be a hero. He said "The real hero's are the ones who didn't come back. The ones who made the ultimate sacrifice. I am humbled and honored to wear this Medal of Honor for them."