Burnette said he then crawled to a nearby cubicle where he hid with two other soldiers.

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"There were a lot of heroes that day and by no means am I to take precedence over them, " Burnette said.

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Once outside those doors, a fellow soldier pulled him by the collar and dragged him to a nearby building and locked Burnette in the office.

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"I took one round to my hip, which tore through my hip on the left side, through my abdomen ... and is still lodged in right side of my hip, " Burnette said.

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