A Marine from Maryland who drowned two years ago saving another Marine’s life has been honored for his heroism.
Lance Cpl. Corey Staten was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal — the highest honor for non-combat bravery — in a ceremony last week in Baltimore.
“It’s hard to be a hero. It takes a lot,” his father Walter Dukes told Fox 45 Baltimore, which covered the ceremony.
A photo depicting Lance Cpl. Corey Staten is displayed during an Award Ceremony held by 4th Combat Engineering Battalion in Baltimore, Oct. 24, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dylon Grasso)
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