Jan 05 , 2026
He was a sergeant, one of the quietest warriors you’d ever meet. Yet that day, January 1, 1969, in the rice paddies south of Cu Chi, Vietnam, Sgt. Rodney Yano became a lightning strike of selfless ...
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Jan 01 , 2026
He was a grenade handler, a role with the deadliest responsibility in the thick chaos of Vietnam. When the grenade cook-off started inside his armored personnel carrier, Rodney Yano didn’t flinch. ...
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Dec 30 , 2025
Rodney Yano’s life ended in a burst of fire and fury — a grenade detonating in his hands, setting him ablaze. The chaos was unbearable. Yet, even as flames clawed at his flesh and his body burned, ...
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Dec 21 , 2025
Flames erupt in the jungle, mortar fire raining down. A grenade explodes near the command bunker, and chaos consumes the air. Rodney Yano, wounded and burning, faces instant death—and chooses to sa...
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Dec 20 , 2025
The air cracked with fire and fury. A grenade—live, burning—tumbled from fighting hands, a death sentence inches from the hull of a combat vehicle. Rodney Yano made one choice. One hell of a choice...
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Dec 19 , 2025
Flames licked at his uniform, searing flesh beneath the chaos of exploding shells. Rodney Yano did not hesitate. A live grenade, hot and hungry, burned in his hand—and instead of retreating, he hur...
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