Double amputee Ralph Neppel, being kissed by fiancée Jean Moore, after receiving the Medal of Honor from President Truman, August 1945

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    1. Bitter_Resolve_6082 on

      After he got one leg blown off below the knee, he dragged himself back to his machine gun and held off a German infantry platoon and a German tank!

    2. Ralph Neppel is a definition of a true hero.
      He was blown 10 yards from his gun, despite his injuries and the danger from onrushing tank and infantry, he was still able to drag himself back to his position on his elbows, remounted the machine gun, and killed the remaining riflemen.

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