Robert H. Jenkins Jr., Marine who threw himself onto a grenade

Robert H. Jenkins Jr., Marine who threw himself onto a grenade

Dec 22 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Grenade pin torn. Time slows. Robert H. Jenkins Jr., a Marine and a brother, threw himself—whole life, whole body—onto a live grenade at Quang Nam Province on March 5, 1969. Blood and Faith in the...

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Robert H. Jenkins Jr., Medal of Honor Marine Who Saved Comrades

Robert H. Jenkins Jr., Medal of Honor Marine Who Saved Comrades

Dec 08 , 2025

Infidel Co.

The grenade arced through the humid Vietnamese jungle, a death sentence spinning toward a band of Marines. Without hesitation, Lance Corporal Robert H. Jenkins Jr. dove forward and threw himself on...

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Robert H. Jenkins Jr. - Medal of Honor Marine Who Saved Comrades

Robert H. Jenkins Jr. - Medal of Honor Marine Who Saved Comrades

Nov 27 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Explosions painted the jungle sky red. Grenades tore at the earth, screams swallowed by war's endless roar. Amid the chaos, a young Marine saw a flash—a live grenade tossed toward his squad. Instin...

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John Basilone's Courage at Guadalcanal Held the Line

John Basilone's Courage at Guadalcanal Held the Line

Oct 02 , 2025

Infidel Co.

John Basilone stood alone at a crumbling machine gun nest, the jungle alive with death’s roar. Bullets screamed past, but he didn’t flinch. Twice as many Japanese forces swarmed his position, but h...

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