Lenny Kravitz’s Hero Uncle and Other Lesser Known American Heroes

37. A Hero Emerges

In March, 1951, thousands of miles away from Brooklyn, on the other side of the globe, PFC Leonard M. Kravitz was in war-torn Korea. On March 6^th, Kravitz, of Company M, 3^rd Battalion, 5^th Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 24^th Infantry Division, was attached to Company L as an assistant machine gunner.

He was in a defensive position near Yangpyong, when his unit was hit by powerful attacks from communist forces. Kravitz’s unit beat back two probing attacks, but was then subjected to a full onslaught that unraveled their position. It was then that the hero in Kravitz rose to the surface, as he sprang into action to save his comrades. He did, but paid a dear price: his own life.