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Article: The death of heroes, the recovery of the heroic.
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- December 22, 1993
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GOERGE BUCHANAN Redwood enlisted in the infantry immediately following the U.S. declaration of war in April 1917. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action at Seicheprey, France, on March 28, 1918. He led a patrol of men into a dangerous portion of the enemy's trenches, where his men surrounded a unit nearly double their own strength, captured a larger number than themselves, drove away an enemy rescuing party, and made their way back to their lines with four prisoners, who yielded useful information.
In May 1918 the German army was carrying out its last great offensive, pushing toward the Marne River and threatening ...