While many heroes are remembered for their deeds on the battlefield, the selfless men and women who worked behind the scenes should not be forgotten. Donald Wayne Kennedy did not take up arms and fight at any point during his military career. His actions would not make it into a war movie. Though many would consider his actions unremarkable, the soldiers and sailors who he tended to in the sick bay, whose lives he saved, would disagree. Kennedy was only 19 when he died. He was barely an adult. Less than a year before his death, he would have been playing basketball, tinkering with bikes, working his job at the airfield, or spending time at home with family. He died so that every one of us could be free. America will always be indebted to him, and to the many others like him who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service of this country.