Marine Corps Private 1st Class Robert Jenkins Jr. died saving another man's life during the Vietnam War. He is one of only 23 Medal of Honor Recipients in Florida.
“He saved more than my life — I have two kids,” Ostrom later said.Ostrom told the Tampa Bay Times in 1996“So it didn’t matter to him, his complexion, because evidently, he was colorblind in his heart,” Leo Grainger said.
Leo Grainger said Jenkins’ sacrifice is an important part of Black history that should live on. He is one of only 23 Medal of Honor Recipients in Florida.
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