In 1967, then 25-year-old First Lieutenant Sauer was leading a group of four other marines up a hill to get a better vantage point when he was ambushed by a larger North Vietnamese army unit. He told the other Marines to run as he stayed back and fired at the other unit with only a pistol.<\/p>\n
Sauer and three of the other Marines died that day…Between the day Sauer died and today, his story was essentially forgotten until roughly two years ago when Sauer\u2019s brother Tom ran into a man named Lieutenant David Little while surfing in La Jolla Cove.<\/p>\n
The two discussed Sauer\u2019s bravery and then began working to have him properly recognized and remembered as the American hero he was.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This week their efforts came to fruition and LT Sauer was awarded the Silver Star and his headstone will be altered to reflect this latest honor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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