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I've been reading up on the United States military's Congressional Medal of Honor, usually shorted to simply "The Medal of Honor". It is this nation's highest military award "for gallantry and bravery in combat at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. (or some close variation thereof)" I noticed that many of the recounts from the Vietnam era from TheVirtualWall.org seemed to be the fabled "jumping on a grenade to save one's comrades". And then I found this story. Apparently, in rare circumstances, and the right turn of events, being on top of a grenade when it goes off won't kill you. This guy got up and walked away with a bloody nose; continuing the mission and successfully ambushing the enemy later that night. I'm most surprised he didn't receive the Victoria Cross, though as he likely would put it, and as is the case with our MOH, "I imagine he would take a living George Cross over a posthumous Victoria Cross any day." https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/royal-marine-threw-grenade-walked-away-bloody-nose-george-cross.html?utm_source=revcontent&utm_medium=referral&utm_term=none