The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Corporal Colin D. Kain (ASN: RA-11195710), United States Army, for heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy of the United States while serving with Battery D, 3d Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion (Self Propelled), 3d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea. On 30 April 1952, Corporal Kain and two comrades were manning a gun position near Yonchon, Korea. Corporal Kain was standing guard at the gun and the other two soldiers were resting in their tent when two small Korean boys approached, playing with an unknown object which turned out to be a white phosphorus grenade. As Corporal Kain started over to stop the Koreans, they dropped the grenade at the edge of the tent occupied by the two soldiers. The grenade exploded, throwing burning white phosphorus over the two Koreans and the soldiers. Completely disregarding his personal safety, Corporal Kain immediately started smothering the burns on both soldiers and Koreans with mud and with his bare hands. He burned both his hands severely in giving aid to the soldiers and Koreans but had it not been for his courageous act, all four would have suffered more serious or possibly fatal injuries. Corporal Kain’s heroism and untiring devotion in endangering his own life to go to the aid of his fellow men reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.