WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. John Baca While several Medal of Honor recipients heroically threw themselves on top of grenades to keep their comrades safe, very few survived. Army Sgt. John Philip Baca is one of those few. Baca didn't think twice about trying to save his fellow soldiers in Vietnam. After a long recovery upon his return, he received the nation's highest medal for valor. Baca was born on  more