Quite a story. A definite hero, by anybody's standards.
And the scary thing is, this isn't as isolated an incident as the media would like us to think. I've heard some amazing stories about courage from my friends, especially from Brett. His squad leader was incredibly brave (an ex-Marine as well). Brett said that the guy got a Braonze Star for an incident that he should've gotten a Silver Star or a MOH for. And Brett didn't even LIKE this guy, but he did say the guy was a very competent squad leader.
I'm just proud as HELL to say I'm a citizen of the same country as this guy, let alone a fellow member of the military.
I may throw some barbs out at other branches of service, but that's just kidding around. I'd be proud to share a fighting position with a Marine ANY DAY.