On March 28, 1966, while conducting offensive operations in the Quang Ngai Province (Vietnam), Hospital Corpsman Third Class Robert R. Ingram and the Marines from C.Co. 1/7 came under murderous enemy fire from over 100 NVA soldiers.
In mere moments, the platoon ranks were decimated. Oblivious to the danger, Doc Ingram crawled across the bullet spattered terrain to reach a downed Marine. As he administered aid, a bullet went through the palm of his hand. Calls for "CORPSMAN" echoed across the ridge. Bleeding, he edged across the fire swept landscape, collecting ammunition from the dead and administering aid to the wounded. Receiving two more wounds before realizing the third wound was life-threatening, he looked for a way out of the battlefield, but again he heard the call for corpsman and again, he resolutely answered. Though severely wounded three times, he rendered aid to those incapable until he finally reached the right flank of the platoon. While dressing the head wound of another corpsman, he sustained his fourth bullet wound. From 1600 hours until just prior to sunset, Ingram pushed, pulled, and doctored his Marines disregarding his own wounds and the probability of his demise.
For his actions, HM3 Ingram was awarded the Medal of Honor on July 10, 1998; alongside 24 of the men he served with. The delay of his award was due to lost paperwork. #zerofucks #nofucks #stayzero #hero