And Father Kapaun marched over and pushed the enemy soldier aside.

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Shortly after his capture, Chaplain Kapaun, with complete disregard for his personal safety and unwavering resolve, bravely pushed aside an enemy soldier preparing to execute Sergeant First Class Herbert A. Miller.

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Shortly after his capture, Chaplain Kapaun bravely pushed aside an enemy soldier preparing to execute a comrade, thus saving a life and inspiring all those present to remain and fight the enemy until captured.

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The body of Nathan Chapman, the first U.S. soldier to die by enemy fire in Afghanistan, will return to his home in Fort Lewis, Washington, this week.

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The 29-year-old, of The Royal Highland Fusiliers, commanded an infantry platoon in an extremely dangerous area, and charged an enemy ambush twice to rescue an injured soldier.

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Ardrossan soldier Sgt Glen Gardiner, of the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, received the Military Cross for running through enemy fire to try to save the life of an Afghan National Army soldier who had been critically wounded.

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The theater of operations for the average combat soldier has normally been limited to the battlefield, where troops can see the enemy that they are fighting.

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It was that bravery -- that courage -- of a single soldier that inspired his men to regroup, to rally and to drive the enemy back.

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As another soldier tended to his wounds, Sal sprinted ahead, at every step meeting relentless enemy fire with his own.

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