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And he pulled it close to his body and he bent over it. And then as one of the men said, all of a sudden there was a boom. The blast threw the lead soldier up against a boulder. Men were riddled with shrapnel. Four were medevaced out, but everyone else survived. Don absorbed the brunt of the explosion with his body. He saved the lives of those next to him. And today were joined by two men who were with him on that patrol. Sergeant william hacker and specialist michael mulhime. For decades dons family only knew that he was killed in action. Theyd heard that he had stepped on a land mine. All those years, this gold star family honored the memory of heir son and brother, whose name is etched forever on that granite wall not far from here. Late in her life, dons mother, evelyn, finally learned the full story of her sons sacrifice. And she made it her mission to have dons actions properly recognized. Sadly, nearly three years ago, evelyn passed away. But she always believed, she knew that t ....

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