Military History

A Nod to Marine Heroism in Iraq

. For two U.S. Marines in Ramadi, Iraq,, a 25-minute documentary on YouTube, relates how Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter and Cpl. Jonathan Yale—of the 9th and 8th Marines, respectively—defended the gates to their post from an approaching truck bomb, firing on the vehicle until it exploded. They died to save 150 fellow soldiers, earning them both posthumous Navy Crosses.

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