11/15/04 Sgt. Peralta, along with his team was ordered to clear houses in the Operation Phantom Fury. Sgt. Peralta led his team through a series of house clearings before charging into the fourth house. He found two rooms empty on the ground floor. Upon opening a third door and he was hit multiple times with AK-47 fire, leaving him severely wounded. He dropped to the floor and moved aside in order for is team to return fire.The insurgents threw a grenade at the Marines. The two Marines with Sgt. Peralta tried to get out of the room but could not. He was still conscious on the floor and reports indicate that despite his wounds, he was able to reach for the grenade, pull it under his body absorbing the lethal blast and shrapnel which killed him instantly and saved his fellow Marines lives.
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