Seaman David George Quellet, 1966-1967

As the forward machine gunner of River Patrol Boat (PBR) 124 on patrol to the east of My Tho on the Mekong River, Vietnam, on 6 March 1967, Seaman Ouellet alerted his boat captain of suspicious activity near the river bank.  As the PBR approached, he saw an incoming enemy grenade.  He immediately left the protected position of his gun mount, ran aft the length of the boat, shouting to his fellow crewmembers to take cover.   Observing the boat captain standing unprotected, he pushed him to safety.  In the split second that followed the grenade’s landing, he fearlessly placed himself between the grenade and his shipmates, absorbing the blast in his body, giving his life for his shipmates.

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