"Former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Pitts was awarded the Medal of Honor yesterday for his heroic actions in a 4 a.m. firefight in Afghanistan. But the real heroes, he said, are the nine men who died in the Battle of __. ""Spc. Sergio Abad, Cpl. Jonathan Ayers, Cpl. Jason Bogar, 1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom, Sgt. Israel Garcia, Cpl. Jason Hovater, Cpl. Matthew Phillips, Cpl. Pruitt Rainey, and Cpl. Gunnar Zwilling,"" he read, and in an homage to Chosin company of the 503rd parachute infantry regiment, added:  ""Thank you. The Chosin few."" (Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press)"