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            <title>Medal of Honor Moments, falling on grenades edition</title>
            <description><![CDATA[On yesterday's Medal of Honor Moment post, LaMigra posed this question in response to a Vietnam-era Medal where PFC Barnes threw himself on a grenade:&quot;&nbsp;I don't remember hearing such instruction, but has _anybody_ ever snatched that awful old steel pot off his head and put it between himself and one of those damned persistent grenades?&quot;The answer is, yes, with mixed results.Specialist John Baca, who survived:&nbsp;BACA, JOHN P. Rank and organization: Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army, Company D, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. Place and date: Phuoc Long Province, Republic of Vietnam, 10 February 1970. Entered service at: Fort...]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:02:40 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from JohnW on 2009-11-16</title>
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                <![CDATA[I&nbsp;blame your commenting software...]]>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:48:10 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-11-13</title>
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                <![CDATA[Well, not really a double post.&nbsp; They aren't identical...]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:55:14 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from JohnW on 2009-11-13</title>
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                Yay double post!
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:25:56 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from JohnW on 2009-11-13</title>
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                <![CDATA[Then he later joined the Army (for some strange reason!)&nbsp;and became a paratrooper.&nbsp; According to wikipedia,&nbsp;he survived a training jump in which BOTH&nbsp;chutes failed to open.<br />
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Toughest.&nbsp; SOB.&nbsp; Ever.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:20:37 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from JohnW on 2009-11-13</title>
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                <![CDATA[Apparently, he joined the Army later as a paratrooper.&nbsp; IIRC, he survived a parachute malfunction during a drop, too.<br />
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Toughest SOB&nbsp;ever.]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:18:24 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Justthisguy on 2009-11-13</title>
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                <![CDATA[Lucas went home and finished high school after the war.&nbsp; <br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:14:02 -0600</pubDate>
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