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Later this month, a 30-year old staff sergeant from Massachusetts will receive the Medal of Honor. Posthumously.
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He's only the sixth recipient since the September 11th attacks. The Boston Globe has a gripping account of his heroism.
"'Don't tell anybody I am here.'" his mother said his son told her. He wasn't very proud of the war.
