U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lance Davison was returning from a nighttime mission in Al Kut, Iraq, on July 20, 2003, when a hail of enemy bullets began raining down on his scout sniper team. Out of the darkness came a large group of militants firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.Â
The Marine snipers were ambushed and surrounded. In the chaos of battle, Davison saw one of his fellow Marines fall. Refusing to leave his brother in arms behind, Davison returned fire as he scooped up his fatally wounded comrade.Â
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