Medical personnel who treated him later said it wasn't physiologically possible. He shouldn't have been standing, let alone fighting. But Staff Sergeant Leroy Petry had a grenade to throw — and a team to protect — and that, in that moment, was the only fact that mattered.

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Medical personnel who treated him later said it wasn't physiologically possible. He shouldn't have been standing, let alone fighting. But Staff Sergeant Leroy Petry had a grenade to throw — and a team to protect — and that, in that moment, was the only fact that mattered.

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"The Army Ranger Who Was Shot, Kept Fighting, Got Shot Again — and Still Didn't Stop"

Medical personnel who treated him later said it wasn't physiologically possible. He shouldn't have been standing, let alone fighting. But Staff Sergeant Leroy Petry had a grenade to throw — and a team to protect — and that, in that moment, was the only fact that mattered.

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On May 26, 2008, in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, Staff Sergeant Leroy Petry of the 75th Ranger Regiment was moving to clear a courtyard with two fellow Rangers when an enemy fighter threw a grenade that landed between the two soldiers.

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