Medal of Honor recipient

No this is not a picture of the medal of honor recipient, it's a picture of our president tearing up during the ceremony. The source was Reuters. I have included their caption below the picture.

Tears run from the eyes of U.S. President George W. Bush during a ceremony in honor of Medal of Honor winner Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham in the East room of the White House in Washington, January 11, 2007. Cpl. Dunham was killed when he jumped on a grenade to save fellow members of his Marine patrol while serving in Iraq.

11 Jan 2007 REUTERS/Jim Bourg

I echo Mr. Bush's sentiments I think. I am both deeply saddened that such a great man gave his life and extremely proud that he made the decision to save the lives of his military brothers. This is the kind of thing that people outside the military have difficulty comprehending. I for one have served with many men I would give my life for and I know they would do the same for me if the situation called for it. I hoped and prayed the time would not come that I would need to, but I was ready to do so if necessary. I would like to think I could go through with such an act of bravery and courage. I don't know for sure that I could. I hope so. We would all be better for having known a man like Cpl. Dunham. Not that I knew him, but there are certainly others like him out there. May he rest in peace.