Posthumous Medal of Honor - PFC Ross McGinnis


	Posthumous Medal of Honor - PFC Ross McGinnis

Rustee

6-4-2008 9:05 PM

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military, army, iraq

Rustee says:

Ross's dad has said, "I know medals never crossed his mind. He was always about friendships and relationships. He just took that to the ultimate this time."

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Before he entered our country's history, Ross McGinnis came of age in the
town of Knox, Pennsylvania.  Back home they remember a slender boy with a
big heart and a carefree spirit.  He was a regular guy.  </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080602-1.html">	In high school and in the Army, Ross became known for his ability
to do impersonations.  A buddy from boot camp said that Ross was the only
man there who could make the drill sergeant laugh.  </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080602-1.html">
Most of all, those who knew Ross McGinnis recall him as a dependable friend
and a really good guy.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080602-1.html">Private McGinnis was part of a humvee patrol in a neighborhood of Baghdad. 
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McGinnis could have easily jumped from the humvee and saved himself. 
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