As a supplement to my earlier post about our dearth of modern celebration for the more violent deeds of war heroes, here is an amazing blast from the past, the story of Ola L. Mize's actions that won him the Medal of Honor:

When enemy onslaughts ceased he took his few men and moved from bunker to bunker, firing through apertures and throwing grenades at the foe, neutralizing their positions. When an enemy soldier stepped out behind a comrade, prepared to fire, M/Sgt. Mize killed him, saving the life of his fellow soldier. After rejoining the platoon, moving from man to man, distributing ammunition, and shouting words of encouragement he observed a friendly machine gun position overrun. He immediately fought his way to the position, killing 10 of the enemy and dispersing the remainder.

That's a mere excerpt!

(Via an old post from Blackfive, which also demands a read)