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Jun 10, 2020

TIL about Silver Star recipient SFC Alwyn Cashe. SFC Cashe was injured and soaked with fuel after a complex ambush in the Iraq. He entered a burning vehicle three times and pulled six soldiers to their safety. SFC Cashe received burns on 75% of his body, injuries he eventually succumbed to.

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Feb 01, 2020

TIL: In 1968, N. Vietnamese troops attacked a top-secret CIA radio station atop a hill in Laos. It was manned by U.S. civilian contractors, and Richard Etchberger. With only an M-16 and a radio, Richard held the hill for 4 hours, ultimately sacrificing himself so the others could escape.

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Jun 22, 2019

TIL With one working arm, numerous facial wounds, and 8 of his crew dead or critically wounded, B-17 Pilot Lt. William R Lawley managed to fly his crippled plane one-handed all the way back to England, where he made a miraculous landing that saved the lives of all surviving crew members

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