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Video by Sgt. Charles Plouffe
Courage in the Midst of Tragedy: Marines Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
April 29, 2019 | 5:08
Sgt. Austin Cox and Sgt. Michael Vura receive the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during an awards ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, April 29, 2019. Without regard to their own safety, Cox and Vura exposed themselves to a barrage of gunfire to render first aid to victims of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival shooting in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 1, 2017. The Navy and Marine Corps Medal is the highest non-combat decoration awarded for heroism by the United States Department of the Navy. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Charles Plouffe)
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