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    Medal of Honor Recipient Pfc. Robert E. Simanek Laid to Rest [Image 3 of 6]

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    Medal of Honor Recipient Pfc. Robert E. Simanek Laid to Rest

    HOLLY, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES

    08.12.2022

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley Corbo 

    Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

    Sgt. Maj. Timothy Babcock, the Inspector-Instructor sergeant major for 1st Battalion 24th Marine Regiment, embraces Ann C. Clark in honor of her late Father, Medal of Honor Recipient Pfc. Robert E. Simanek (retired), at the Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, Michigan Aug. 21, 2022. Simanek enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1951 and was deployed to Korea in 1952. At the age of 22 he jumped on a live grenade to save his fellow Marines and lived to tell the story. In October of 1953 Simanek was awarded the medal of honor by President Dwight D Eisenhower.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley Corbo)

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    Date Taken: 08.12.2022
    Date Posted: 08.24.2022 14:30
    Photo ID: 7372928
    VIRIN: 220812-M-NG596-1005
    Resolution: 3532x2743
    Size: 1.3 MB
    Location: HOLLY, MICHIGAN, US

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