To the 475 students gathered Monday in the Snowhill Elementary School gym, what Ronald Rosser did 60 years ago was like something out of a video game.

In fact, the award he received for his actions in the Iron Triangle of North Korea on Jan. 12, 1952, is also the name of an entire video game series — Medal of Honor.

One of just 80 living Medal of Honor recipients in the United States, the 83-year-old resident of Roseville, in eastern Ohio, accepted Snowhill’s invitation to speak at its Veterans Day program on Monday, leaving social studies teacher Larry Marple practically speechless.

“Myself, I’m 45, I’ve never met a Medal of Honor recipient,” said Marple, who’d contacted the Medal of Honor Society about having someone speak at the school, and was put in touch with two men. “When you realize what he did for his comrades to keep this country free, it’s humbling. It’s hard to put into words.”

Waiting to take the stage with the nation’s most prestigious medal around his neck, Rosser downplayed his actions during the Korean War.

“I was a soldier,” he said. “I’m not a brave man. I’m a soldier, and I do what I can.

“It’s not the safest job in the world, you know.”

But, what he did that one day netted the Medal of Honor from President Truman. Rosser has been a guest of the White House under every president since then.

The temperature near Ponggilli that day in 1952 — 20-below zero — alone would’ve required a great deal of courage.

Armed with only a carbine and a grenade, Rosser charged into heavy enemy fire and single-handedly took the fight to 1,500 Chinese soldiers, who held the high ground.

“I let out a war whoop and jumped in the trench with them,” he explained.

Out of ammo, he retreated — only to reload.

In all, he charged the hill three times, assaulting multiple bunkers by himself. The 35 men who tried to follow alongside were all cut down by enemy fire.

Rosser’s Medal of Honor citation credits him with 13 kills, a number he casually disputes, as it only took into account the first trench.

“I killed over 50,” he said before taking the stage Monday.

Onstage, the former school teacher spared a lot of the details, but he also didn’t mince words.

“War’s not a great thing. It’s an absolute nightmare,” he said. “But if you have to face it, face it with honor.”

When asked by a student if he’d ever been shot at, Rosser noted, “A pickup truck wouldn’t hold all the bullets that have been shot at me.”

The oldest son of 17 children, Rosser lost brothers to the wars in Korea and Vietnam.

“We seniors, we veterans, we’re going to give you young folks the greatest gift we can give you,” he said. “We’re going to give you the United States of America.

“We want you to turn it over to your children and grandchildren as a free country.”