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Private First Class Fous was serving as a rifleman and was participating in a reconnaissance-in-force mission when his unit formed its perimeter defense for the night. Together with three other American soldiers, he occupied a position in a thickly vegetated area facing a wood line. Private First Class Fous detected three Viet Cong maneuvering toward his position and, after alerting the other men, directed accurate fire upon the enemy soldiers, silencing two of them. The third Viet Cong soldier managed to escape in the thick vegetation after throwing a hand grenade into Private First Class Fous' position. Without hesitation he shouted a warning to his comrades and leaped upon the lethal explosive, absorbing the blast with his body to save the lives of the three men in the area at the sacrifice of his life. |
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