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    West Point Cadet Spirit Bandmembers salute Medal of Honor recipient [Image 3 of 28]

    West Point Cadet Spirit Bandmembers salute Medal of Honor recipient

    DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES

    09.29.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Ken Scar    

    7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

    Members of the U.S. Military Academy Cadet Spirit Band salute as Medal of Honor recipient Rodolfo P. Hernandez (sitting in the golf cart, wearing a white shirt) is escorted off the field after conducting the coin toss before Army/Louisiana Tech 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 17:35
    Photo ID: 1028153
    VIRIN: 130929-A-ZU930-002
    Resolution: 2954x1839
    Size: 1.34 MB
    Location: DALLAS, TX, US

    Web Views: 36
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