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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has denied the Navys request to give Sgt. Rafael Peralta the Medal of Honor, with the Pentagon telling the Marine heros family they were reluctant to overturn a previous secretarys decision.
The Pentagon had also pointed to autopsy data that suggested he was likely dead, and probably blinded, from the gunshot to his head, which meant he could not have voluntarily scooped the grenade to him.
In denying the medal before, the Pentagon had questioned the reliability of eyewitnesses, who said Peralta scooped the grenade to him, but disagreed on details such as which hand he had used.
Panetta denies Medal of Honor for Marine who dived on grenade - Washington Times
The Pentagon had also pointed to autopsy data that suggested he was likely dead, and probably blinded, from the gunshot to his head, which meant he could not have voluntarily scooped the grenade to him.
In denying the medal before, the Pentagon had questioned the reliability of eyewitnesses, who said Peralta scooped the grenade to him, but disagreed on details such as which hand he had used.
Panetta denies Medal of Honor for Marine who dived on grenade - Washington Times
