A 19-year-old private first class who jumped on a grenade in The nation's highest military honor will be given to Ross McGinnis of
McGinnis was perched in the gunner's hatch of a Humvee on December 4, 2006, when a grenade sailed past him and into the truck where four other soldiers sat. He shouted a warning to the others, then jumped on the grenade. The grenade, which was lodged near the vehicle's radio, blew up and killed him.
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I'm sorry, but you don't "win" a medal of fucking honor, you EARN it. You got that? Military decorations are not prizes nor collectables or some merit badge you "win" for running a race.
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