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The Soldier Who Threw Himself on a 4,000 Degree Flare to Save His Crew 🫡🔥 #usaheroes #usamilitary
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On a combat mission over Vietnam, Sgt John Levitow’s AC-47 gunship was rocked by a mortar explosion, ripping a hole through the aircraft and wounding the entire crew. Amid the chaos, a live flare rolled loose, threatening to ignite inside the aircraft. Despite suffering over 40 shrapnel wounds and losing feeling in his leg, Levitow ignored his pain, threw himself onto the burning flare, and crawled to the open cargo door, hurling it out just in time. His courage saved the plane and everyone aboa
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On a combat mission over Vietnam, Sgt John Levitow’s AC-47 gunship was rocked by a mortar explosion, ripping a hole through the aircraft and wounding the entire crew. Amid the chaos, a live flare rolled loose, threatening to ignite inside the aircraft. Despite suffering over 40 shrapnel wounds and losing feeling in his leg, Levitow ignored his pain, threw himself onto the burning flare, and crawled to the open cargo door, hurling it out just in time. His courage saved the plane and everyone aboa
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WHO was Sgt. John Levitow And WHY Did He JUMP On A LIVE FLARE To Save His Crew
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WHO was Sgt. John Levitow And WHY Did He JUMP On A LIVE FLARE To Save His Crew
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During the Vietnam War, Sergeant John Lee Levitow (then A1c.), U.S. Air Force, was flying a night mission when his aircraft was struck by a hostile mortar round. The explosion ripped a hole in the cargo compartment and tore an activated flare from the grasp of a now-wounded crewmember. Sgt. Levitow, though stunned by the blast and suffering from over 40 fragment wounds, threw himself on the flare and dragged it to the back of the plane, eventually hurling it from the open cargo door. The flare i
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During the Vietnam War, Sergeant John Lee Levitow (then A1c.), U.S. Air Force, was flying a night mission when his aircraft was struck by a hostile mortar round. The explosion ripped a hole in the cargo compartment and tore an activated flare from the grasp of a now-wounded crewmember. Sgt. Levitow, though stunned by the blast and suffering from over 40 fragment wounds, threw himself on the flare and dragged it to the back of the plane, eventually hurling it from the open cargo door. The flare i
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He Had 40 Shrapnel Wounds and Couldn't Stand. He Still Saved Every Man on That Plane
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"He was dying, on fire, and blind—when the flare rolled toward him."
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On Feb. 24, 1969, Airman First Class John L. Levitow becomes the lowest ranking member of the Air Force to earn a Medal of Honor. Levitow was the Loadmaster of an AC-47 gunship in Vietnam when his aircraft was struck by a mortar round. The explosions left holes in the aircraft, burn through the floor to the aircraft's control cables, and wounded the crew including Levitow. Levitow suffering over 40 fragment wounds, reacted quickly and crawled to the flare, and threw himself upon it. Hugging it t
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SPOOKY! AC-47 gunship medal of honor tribute in HD
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John Lee Levitow (USAF) Loadmaster who received the Medal of Honor for heroism in wartime.
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REFLECTING ON JOHN LEWIS’ LEGACY: The co-hosts look back on the life and unparalleled legacy of civil rights icon and long-serving congressman John Lewis who passed away at the age of 80. abcn.ws/2CgmOsI | The View
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Wounded Man HUGS Exploding Flare To Save Plane
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February 24, 1969. Enemy fire shredded Airman John Levitow's body. A burning flare—capable of incinerating the aircraft—rolled across the floor. Bleeding from forty wounds, unable to stand, he crawled. Grabbed the flare with bare hands. Threw it out seconds before detonation. Everyone lived. His body never healed. His name quietly faded. Heroism isn't free. | The Secret of Soul
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John Levitow's Heroes Story - "Nightmare on Spooky 71"
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Please enjoy John Lithgow's reading of his poem "Skeevy Steve," which he wrote on the occasion of Steve Bannon's indictment. Lithgow's upcoming book, "Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown: Verses for a Despotic Age," will feature more Trump-inspired satirical verse. | The New Yorker
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🛡️ Heroism in the Skies: Airman Levitow's Legacy 🛡️ On February 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class John L. Levitow made history aboard the AC-47 “Spooky” Gunship near Long Binh, Vietnam. Despite being wounded by enemy fire, he threw himself on a burning magnesium flare, dragged it to the cargo door and tossed it out to save the entire crew. For exemplifying service before self with extraordinary bravery, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. #MedalOfHonor #VietnamWar #MilitaryHistory #USAF | Hurlburt Fie
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Take a little walk through the AC-47 "Spooky", owned by the American Flight Museum, Inc. in Topeka, Kansas. This aircraft is restored as John Levitow's Medal of Honor Douglas AC-47 gunship. Sgt John L. Levitow (then Airmen 1st Class) was an AC-47 loadmaster under the 3D Special Operations Squadron who won the Medal of Honor on a February 24, 1969 night mission in support of Long Binh Army Post in Vietnam. #OSH24 #24LT #DDaySquadron #DDay80 #BerlinAirlift75 #avgeek EAA - The Spirit of Aviation EA
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