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Ordered to withdraw under heavy fire, Pfc. Jordan stayed behind alone to cover his platoon during the Korean War. He neutralized a machine-gun nest and, despite sustaining mortal wounds from a blast that severed both legs, kept firing until the end.

A true hero awarded the Medal of Honor: f3.social/6yfr

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Shot twice, bleeding, and under heavy machine-gun fire, Army medic Lawrence Joel refused evacuation. He bandaged his own wounds, injected morphine, and crawled across the battlefield for 24 hours to save dozens of his men.

For his courage on Nov. 8, 1965, Joel received the Medal of Honor: f3.social/6y69