He pushed others out of harm’s way and told them to run — and in that moment, he saved lives. It also changed this beautiful family forever. Corporal Matthew Tyler Snook was working an overtime assignment at a Delaware DMV when a gunman opened fire. Before protecting himself, before thinking of anything else, Ty acted on instinct and duty — shoving a DMV employee to safety, giving others a chance to escape, standing between danger and innocent lives. He was shot from behind. He did not survive.

#MovieMonday - "In Harm's Way" (1965) starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas centers on the attack on Pearl Harbor and its aftermath. Filmed in part on board USS St. Paul (CA-73), Wayne pinned the eagle insignia he wore in the movie on the ship's real executive officer after the XO was promoted from commander to captain. | U.S. Naval Institute