Medal of Honor recipient dies at 79

It is always a sad day when we lose another true hero. A Navy Corpsmans jog is a selfless act in it's self. This man went above and beyond the call of duty for Marines. I can proudly say that he may be gone but he nor his selfless act will ever be forgotten. Semper Fi.

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Retired Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William Charette, who received a Medal of Honor for throwing his body on top of a patient during a grenade attack during the Korean War, has died.

It was March 27, 1953, during the Chinese attack on Marine outpost Vegas when Charette threw himself over his patient during a grenade attack, absorbing the blast with his own body. In separate instances, Charette removed his battle vest to put on a patient, tore parts of his uniform to dress battle wounds and stood up in a trench, braving gunfire, to attend to a patient.

Thanks for posting this.

Salute!

Another hero has passed... 'salute'

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As a former Marine/Army Soldier via LATMOV. His honor & bravery shall never be diminished.

Semper Fi

May he rest in peace, a true hero.

My prayers and condolences go out to his friends and family. RIP

As a man from a military family, I salute.
R.I.P.
You're an inspiration to everyone.

Being a Marine myself id like to say Semper Fi

RAH!