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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-06-21 23:29:16+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Marine Duane Dewey was being treated by a navy corpsman in Korea after a grenade exploded at his feet, when another grenade landed near them. Dewey immediately smothered it shouting “Doc, I got it in my hip pocket!” Dewey survived & won the Medal of Honor for saving the corpsman’s life & others.