On the night of Sept 5, 1952, Cpl Benito Martinez (2nd plt, A Co, 1/27th, 25th ID) was in Outpost Agnes near Pusan, Korea performing forward listening post duties. Outpost Agnes was a bunker large enough to hold four soldiers. Shortly after midnight, the North Koreans began shelling his position. During a lull in the shelling, the men of the 27th were able to spot crawling North Korean soldiers whose intentions were to cut off the forward bunkers and Outpost Agnes.
Martinez ordered the 3 men in his bunker to return to friendly lines. His CO called him on the sound power telephone and ordered him to get out. Martinez, knowing the situation better than anyone, replied that he would have to stay on and delay the North Koreans as long as possible. Martinez remained at his post and with his machinegun inflicted numerous casualties on the attacking troops. When he ran out of ammunition, he retreated to a bunker destroyed by enemy shelling and from there continued his assault with a BAR. His CO attempted numerous times to get a rescue force to his position, but Martinez refused each time because he didn't want to endanger the lives of those men. Martinez held off the enemy alone for 6 hours. His remains were found the next morning with ammo in one hand and a 1911 in the other. For his actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1953. #stayzero #zerofoxtrot #nofucks #hero #badass #warrior #neverforget