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Listen: The Blues ProgramHammett L. Bowen, Jr. Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
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Medal of Honor recipient.
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Born on November 30, 1947. Bowen joined the Army from Jacksonville, Florida, and by June 27, 1969 was serving as a Staff Sergeant in Company C, 2d Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. On that day, in Binh Duong Province, Republic of Vietnam, Bowen smothered the blast of an enemy-thrown hand grenade with his body, sacrificing himself to protect those around him.
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