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    Medal of Honor recipient takes the field at Cotton Bowl Stadium [Image 11 of 28]

    Medal of Honor recipient takes the field at Cotton Bowl Stadium

    DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES

    09.29.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar    

    7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

    Medal of Honor recipient Rodolfo P. Hernandez is escorted onto the field to perform the coin toss at the start of the West Point/Louisiana Tech football game at Cotton Bowl Stadium, Sept. 29, 2013. Hernandez - then an Army Cpl. with Company G, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team - earned America's highest military decoration in Korea on May 31, 1951 during a battle on Hill 420, near Wonton-ni. After his rifle ruptured, he continued attacking the enemy with his bayonet, enabling his comrades to regroup and take back the hill. He suffering grenade, bayonet and bullet wounds in the battle. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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    Date Taken: 09.29.2013
    Date Posted: 09.30.2013 17:41
    Photo ID: 1028161
    VIRIN: 130929-A-ZU930-011
    Resolution: 2848x4288
    Size: 2.15 MB
    Location: DALLAS, TX, US

    Web Views: 19
    Downloads: 4

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