Something to ponder.
First Lieutenant Robert Adam Renneman actually graduated Navy. But he'd grown to six feet seven inches - leaving him the wrong size for duty at sea; and he commisioned Army and Infantry. During Korea, he led troops so hard he ended up far ahead and isolated, amid entrenched Chinese troops, batting away grenades with his free hand. When Renneman eventually fell, there was no safe way to retrieve the body. The next day, his unit approached his remains cautiously, expecting theft, violation, booby traps. Instead, the Annapolis ring was on his finger, his boots - one of combat's prime salvage items - were untouched. His face and uniform had been cleaned and repaired. A note from the enemy lay nearby: "Brave soldier. Take him home."