![]() ![]() Someday, somewhere, a little boy or girl will be told the tale of Ross McGinnis by his or her father, and the child will marvel at this hero, as we all should. It will be covered by a few media outlets…but the men he saved, his unit, thel\ First Infantry Division…will remember McGinnis far longer. Soon the president of the United States will present the military’s highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, to the parents and family of Spc. His superiors were quick to recognize the special nature of McGinnis’ actions. His fellow soldiers, four in total, escaped. Pressing his back against the equipment where the grenade was lodged, he absorbed the entire blast and died instantly. ![]() He had time to jump off the Humvee, but instead dropped down into the hatch. McGinnis called out a warning, but he was the only soldier to see where the explosive had landed. A grenade was thrown from a rooftop and went into the hatch alongside him and into the vehicle. ![]() 4, 2006, Ross McGinnis…was manning the machine gun on a Humvee while his unit was on a mission in Baghdad. This morning I begin by sharing a newspaper column written by Chuck Simmons entitled “No Greater Love” from the Birmingham Examiner: ![]()
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