Medal of Honor Denied

This marine was denied a Medal of Honor but was given the second highest medal, the Navy Cross.  The soldier after being shot in the face, by what is believed to be friendly fire, absorbed the blast of a grenade by cradling it under his body.  Greater love has no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends.  Whether he gets the Medal of Honor or the Navy Cross makes no difference to me.  A hero is a hero.