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NEWS ABOUT: Ross McGinnis

Ross McGinnis stories: 1 news summaries

 Hero Soldier's Parents 
 Accept Medal of Honor 

Teen killed smothering grenade, saving comrades' lives

Jun 2, 08 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ross McGinnis, a 19-year-old private who sacrificed his life in Iraq, was awarded the Medal of Honor today in a White House ceremony. Rather than fleeing a grenade an insurgent threw at his Humvee, McGinnis dived on it, saving four other soldiers, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. His son "... More »

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