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Family seeks honor for Buffalo war veteran

Name: Family seeks honor for Buffalo war veteran
Uploaded: 2014-08-12T11:14:23-0400
Duration: 1 min 58 s
Description: A campaign to receive the Medal of Honor has begun on behalf of a Vietnam War veteran who threw his body on a live grenade to shield his comrades during the war. Rich Newburg reports.

A campaign to receive the Medal of Honor has begun on behalf of a Vietnam War veteran who threw his body on a live grenade to shield his comrades during the war. Rich Newburg reports.