JD>EP>        "Save him! Got to save him!" Hathcock suddenly thought. And
JD>EP>without thinking of his own life, he took the young officer by his
JD>EP>flaming clothes and hurled him off the side of the burning vehicle. As
JD>EP>he looked at the tangled bodies of the other Marines, who had been 
hole
JD>EP>and well only a second ago, he saw their slow, groggy motion among the
JD>EP>flames and instinctively began hurling them off too.
JD>Ernie, I apaligize.  When i first heard of this, I assumed that It had
JD>some thing to do with his sniping skills, and as a pacifist, I could
JD>not in good concience support that.
        Actually, I think the bravest thing he ever did was to go after
        that NV General; because he didn't expect to survive. He took
        the mission because he knew if he didn't, his best friend would
        be offered the job; or one of his men. But you're right; they
        don't give the MOH for that kind of bravery. EP
JD>now that I understand that this was for other reasons, I can support
JD>it.  I shall contact my reps this week
JD>joe
        Thanks, Joe; it really is a totally legit effort. I can't
        imagine how Carlos (while his own flesh was burning) could keep
        his mind clear enough to save those other men. Had he simply
        turned away and jumped clear, he would probably have escaped any
        serious injury; but those seven men would almost certainly have
        died. THEY think he deserves the MOH; and I agree. He suffered
        third degree burns over most of his body; and those burns were
        deep. Ernie P.
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