GRENADE SURPRISE AT WW2 D-DAY BUNKER One of the deadliest secrets on some of the bigger bunkers in Normandy is the anti-grenade design of ventilation systems. Anyone assaulting this position and dropping a grenade into the vents would be in for a big surprise. Instead of falling inside the bunker, the construction meant that explosives would fall at the feet of the attackers. This was due to the simple, but clever Y-shaped design of the pipe work which allowed air to circulate through to an inte

Charles George A Cherokee from North Carolina, and Private First Class in Korea when he was killed on 30 November 1952. During battle, George threw himself upon a grenade and smothered it with his body. In doing so, he sacrificed his own life but saved the lives of his comrades. For this brave and selfless act, George was posthumously award the Medal of Honor in 1954. | Medal of Honor Recipients

On February 10, 1970, Specialist John Baca dove on a grenade thrown near his firing position in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, saving his fellow soldiers. Baca received the Medal of Honor on June 15, 1971. He returned to Vietnam in 1990 and worked alongside former enemy soldiers to build a United States--Vietnam friendship clinic. Read more about Baca and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at http://www.artisanbooks.com/products/... | Jernigan Landing