"You have heard what he did in the citation but what you don't know is he did it out of the love of the people that he was fighting along side. He was not doing it for ideals or for the Corps and country," said Major General Paul Kennedy, the commanding general of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command. "He was doing it for his comrades. He needed to go save their lives and (in the process) became wounded. He got them back to safety."

"You have heard what he did in the citation but what you don't know is he did it out of the love of the people that he was fighting along side. He was not doing it for ideals or for the Corps and country," said Major General Paul Kennedy, the commanding general of the Marine Corps Recruiting Command. "He was doing it for his comrades. He needed to go save their lives and (in the process) became wounded. He got them back to safety." over 8 years in Stripes

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