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TIL after refusing to abandon a dying comrade numerous times , Warrant Officer Kevin Wheatley pulled the pins from two grenades and calmly awaited the Viet Cong, holding one grenade in each hand. An action leading to his death and him being posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.

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