Ben Gonzales threw himself ontop a fellow Marine who did not see an incoming thug grenade. The blast wounded Gonzales in the legs but protected his friend.
“It’s part of what we do. I know he would have done the same for me,” he said of the Marine he protected, who didn’t see the grenade coming. “We watch each others’ backs 24/7 while we’re out there.”
And Gonzalez credits the group’s team leader for cleaning his wounds, keeping the Marines calm, setting up a lookout and calling in the Medevac helicopter.
Three of the four Marines manning the post were wounded in the attack and received Purple Hearts, he said.
Ben Gonzales threw himself ontop a fellow Marine who did not see an incoming thug grenade. The blast wounded Gonzales in the legs but protected his friend. 
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