Season 7 · Episode 1
PFC Oscar Palmer Austin: Selfless Sacrifice
PFC Austin served in the Vietnam War and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for absorbing a grenade blast and taking a bullet that would’ve killed his fellow Marine.
July 24, 20233m 38s
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Show Notes
When PFC Austin’s observation post was spotted and overrun, his only instinct was to save his fellow Marines. Austin sacrificed his life to save another Marine from a deadly grenade, and then took a bullet for him. Because of his sacrifice, Austin was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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