John Walter Ripley (born 1939) is a retired United States Marine Corps officer who received the Navy Cross for his combat actions during Vietnam. On Easter morning 1972, Captain Ripley, while under intense enemy fire, blew up a bridge to stop a major invasion; the story of Ripley's actions - "Ripley at the Bridge" - is legendary in the Marine Corps and is captured in a diorama at the United States Naval Academy. Wikipedia
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