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When his company encountered intense fire from an entrenched hostile force, Sergeant First Class Burris charged forward alone, throwing grenades into the position and destroying approximately 15 of the enemy. The next day, spearheading a renewed assault on enemy positions on the next ridge, he was wounded by machinegun fire but continued the assault, reaching the crest of the ridge ahead of his unit and sustaining a second wound. Calling for a recoilless rifle team, he deliberately exposed himself to draw hostile fire and reveal the enemy position. The enemy machinegun emplacement was destroyed and the company moved forward and prepared to assault other positions on the ridge line. SFC Burris refused evacuation and joined the unit in its renewed attack but enemy fire halted the advance. SFC Burris rose to his feet, charged forward and destroyed the first emplacement with its machinegun and crew of 6 men. Moving to the next emplacement, and throwing his last grenade to destroy this position, he fell mortally wounded by enemy fire. |
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