Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry:

“It was probably going to kill all three of us. I had time to visually see the hand grenade. And I figure it’s got about a 4½-second fuse, depending on how long it has been in the elements and the weather and everything and how long the pin has been pulled. I figure if you have time to see it, you have time to kick it, throw it, just get it out there.”

I can’t even begin to imagine the horrors soldiers go through during conflict, but I salute you all.

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