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Chaplain Liteky was on a search and destroy operation when his company came under intense fire from a battalion size enemy force. Stunned by the immediate encounter, the men hugged the ground for cover. Observing two wounded men, Chaplain Liteky moved within 15 meters of an enemy machinegun to reach them, placing himself between the enemy and the wounded men. When there was a brief respite in the fighting, he dragged them to the safety of the landing zone. The company rallied and began placing heavy fire upon the enemy's positions. In a magnificent display of courage Chaplain Liteky began moving upright through the enemy fire, administering last rites to the dying and evacuating the wounded. Noticing another trapped and wounded man, he crawled to his aid. Realizing that the man was too heavy to carry, he rolled on his back, placed the man on his chest and crawled back to the landing zone. Pausing for breath momentarily, he came upon a man entangled in the thorny underbrush. Again enemy fire was directed at him, but Chaplain Liteky stood his ground and calmly broke the vines and carried the man to the landing zone. Chaplain Liteky personally carried over 20 men to the landing zone for evacuation during the savage fighting. |
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