Thank you

[CJSchneider]

Marine praised by Bush won't get Medal of Honor (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_re_us/death_by_grenade)

As I sit here, safely in the comforts of my home, I am forced to think that-
death for one's country is always honorable.
Thank you Sgt. Peralta, and each and every service member past and present who has made the ultimate sacrafice

http://www.bosamar.com/images/moh_navy_lg.jpg

[awfullyquiet]

*sigh*... agreed.

[Brent]

Peralta was shot several times in the face and body during a house-to-house search in Fallujah on Nov. 15, 2004, during some of the fiercest fighting of the war.

According to a report by a Marine combat photographer who witnessed the act, Peralta lay wounded on the floor of a house and grabbed a grenade that had been lobbed by an insurgent. He absorbed the blast with his body, dying instantly.
what a bad ass.

['cuse-213]

what a bad ass.

Seriously, if I had to pick a way to die, thats top 3.

[CashmoneyDrew]

It'll be a shame if that's true and he doesn't get the medal of honor.

[Gatz]

he still got the navy cross...

[princefielder28]

The definition of courage

[SuperKevin]

I knew Cpl. Jason Dunham, the last Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

http://www.mcnews.info/mcnewsinfo/moh/

[Michigan]

although i think Peralta deserved the Medal of Honor, the article's headline just isn't fair to what he did for this country. It should read "Peralta awarded Navy Cross For His Courage and Sacrifice", not try to criticize the military's decision.

[Gatz]

although i think Peralta deserved the Medal of Honor, the article's headline just isn't fair to what he did for this country. It should read "Peralta awarded Navy Cross For His Courage and Sacrifice", not try to criticize the military.Exactly what I was thinking, some people who read the link won't click it to read the story, he was awarded navy cross, second highest honor, the title could be a bit misleading.

[Gatz]

I knew Cpl. Jason Dunham, the last Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

http://www.mcnews.info/mcnewsinfo/moh/
Quote from the article"

Before Dunham, the last Marine actions to earn the medal happened May 8, 1970, in Vietnam, according to Marine Corps History Division records. A Medal of Honor citation details Lance Cpl. Miguel Keith's machine-gun charge that inspired a platoon facing nearly overwhelming odds: Wounded, Keith ran into "fire-swept terrain." Wounded again by a grenade, he still attacked, taking out enemies in the forward rush.

Keith fought until mortally wounded; his platoon came out on top despite being heavily outnumbered.

The last Marine to receive the Medal of Honor was Maj. Gen. James L. Day, who distinguished himself as a corporal in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. On Jan. 20, 1998, more than half a century later, President Bill Clinton presented the medal to Day, who passed away that year.

Considering how rare the Medal of Honor is, the Navy Cross shouldn't be overlooked, it's still a great honor.