James J. Coon, 22
Coon had been recognized for his heroism after he jumped from his Humvee in an effort to save two fellow soldiers seriously injured in a roadside bomb explosion. He went to war as a way to better his life, hoping to use his soldier's pay to one day buy a house.
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