for first. in every action during those four days, mike valiantly fought for the life of his comrades even if it meant the end of his own life. mike, you will i mean, i have to say, you really your will to endure, your love for your fellow soldier, your devotion to your country inspires us all. that is something. nations are formed out of the strength and patriotism that lives in the hearts of our great heros. mike never knew for certain whether or not that marine gunner who was shot on the helicopter survived until earlier this year when mike learned that the marine had endured a painful and difficult recovery, but that he had made it and lived a long and very full life before passing away in 2012. as mike said, that in itself
speak of it. after all you went through. you don t speak of it to anyone. not with whom people you served or those there, in a private moment, never. that s that is extraordinary. again, speaks to the extraordinary sense of humility that these congressional medal of honor recipients have. it s never about them. it s always about the people that they undertook heroic actions to say. if you ever talk to a medal of honor recipient certainly some have great war stories. but you ask them about the day that they engaged in the act that was determinative to have them awarded the congressional medal of honor, they ll speak about it in the most mumble of terms. there was this one fellow, the george dickle guy, he was throwing explosives in places that you never thought you could get to. i said how did you summon the