Medal of Honor recipient shows heroism by helping others
Fox News
This Veterans Day, recall how a Medal of Honor recipient didn't give up. He was shot three times and partially paralyzed, but had others carry him so he could treat the wounded.
Although in such rough shape, still under siege, Beikirch knew he still had a job to do. He was the chief medic. It was his job to help people survive. There were innocent women and children in the village that he and fellow Green Berets were tasked to defend — and they were getting wounded by the enemy too. Not to mention his friends and fellow soldiers. Marcus Brotherton writes extensively about veterans and World War II. His latest book, "The Long March Home," is a tribute to the WW2 troops who fought in the Pacific.
But what he did while lying in the dirt, nearly destroyed by the enemy — that’s what makes his story so incredible.