you talk about epic courage, van thomas barfoot a.e american, fought in world war ii, korea, vietnam, got a purple heart, but it was during the battle of omzia where he received the battle of honor, may 1944, two weeks before d day, the germans were moving forward in italy, sergeant barfoot led his platoon, he took out a german machine gun with a grenade, then took out a second machine gun, when he reached the third, the entire german crew, they surrendered, 17 men, the german then lost a counter counterattack, barfoot used a bazooka and helped two wounded comrades, dragged them 1700 yards, more than a half mile to safety. epic courage is an understatement. and remember, the germans in world war ii, the battle of omzia was key because keeping germans occupied so our troops could land in normandy was great. this flag, two years ago he fought another battle, he wanted a flag, the homeowners association said no, take it down, he refused and with the help of media and politicians the flag stayed, megyn. but an american hero, lost, van tho