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TIL 18 year old Milton Olive III saved the lives of 4 soldiers by grabbing a grenade that was thrown in their midst and falling on it to absorb the blast with his body. Posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, he was the first African American recipient from the Vietnam War.

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