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Self-sacrifice and very high risk of one's own life (a not insignificant number are given posthumously) So a lot of medal of honor recipients are infantry pull
by dmoy 4y ago
Self-sacrifice and very high risk of one's own life (a not insignificant number are given posthumously)
So a lot of medal of honor recipients are infantry pulling wounded squad mates out of danger in extreme circumstances.
The entire air force has only 17, the army has over two thousand.
- sigzero 4y agoHe did risk his life when he interjected himself between the fleet and the approaching MIGs and then spent the next 30 minutes in a dogfight to down 4 of them. It's probably a lot harder in the Air Force to get one but I would consider that one.
- b112 4y agoHe was brave, and did his duty. But, is this different than infantry advancing while under fire?