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   From: NoObedienceSkills@NoSubservienceSkills.NoComplianceSkills   
      
   The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride   
   in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to   
      
   STAFF SERGEANT AMBROSIO GUILLEN   
      
   UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS   
      
   for service as set forth in the following CITATION:   
      
   "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and   
   beyond the call of duty while serving as a platoon Sergeant of Company F,   
   Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division (Reinforced), in   
   action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 25 July 1953.   
   Participating in the defense of an outpost forward of the main line of   
   resistance, Staff Sergeant Guillen maneuvered his platoon over unfamiliar   
   terrain in the face of hostile fire and placed his men in fighting   
   positions. With his unit pinned down when the outpost was attacked under   
   cover of darkness by an estimated force of two enemy battalions supported by   
   mortar and artillery fire, he deliberately exposed himself to the heavy   
   barrage and attacks to direct his men in defending their positions and   
   personally supervise the treatment and evacuation of the wounded. Inspired   
   by his leadership, the platoon quickly rallied and engaged the enemy force   
   in fierce hand-to-hand combat. Although critically wounded during the course   
   of the battle, Staff Sergeant Guillen refused medical aid and continued to   
   direct his men throughout the remainder of the engagement until the enemy   
   was defeated and thrown into disorderly retreat. Succumbing to his wounds   
   within a few hours, Staff Sergeant Guillen, by his outstanding courage and   
   indomitable fighting spirit, was directly responsible for the success of his   
   platoon in repelling a numerically superior enemy force. His personal valor   
   reflects the highest credit upon himself and enhances the finest traditions   
   of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his   
   country."   
      
   DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER   
      
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosio_Guillen   
      
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