 In the ensuing action, the enemy lobbed a grenade into the position and Sfc.Sitman, fully aware of the odds against him, selflessly threw himself on it, absorbing the full force of the explosion with his body.Although mortally wounded in this fearless display of valor, his intrepid act saved 5 men from death or serious injury, and enabled them to continue inflicting withering fire on the ruthless foe throughout the attack.