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Fallen soldier to receive WOT’s 5th Medal of Honor

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On December 4, 2006, in Iraq, Army Specialist Ross A. McGinnis gave his life to save four fellow soldiers:

President Bush is expected to award a Clarion County soldier the Medal of Honor in June, which would make Spc. Ross A. McGinnis the fifth soldier who served in Afghanistan or Iraq to receive the nation’s highest honor. McGinnis, 19, of Knox [Pennsylvania] died Dec. 4, 2006, from wounds he suffered when he threw himself on a grenade to save the lives of four other soldiers in his Humvee. Citing anonymous sources, the Army Times on Monday said the president has approved the award. Maj. Nathan Banks, a Pentagon spokesman, said the Defense Department can’t comment on the matter until the White House makes the announcement.

Black Five has more about SPC McGinnis.

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‘Moment of Truth in Iraq’ author Michael Yon

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Syndicated talk radio host Mark Levin interviewed former Special Forces soldier and now author Michael Yon about his book ‘Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New ‘Greatest Generation’ of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster into Victory and Hope.’ Having spent much of the past three years as a self-embedded journalist there, Michael talked about Iraq and the situation now:

In the ‘Gates of Fire’ chapter he describes when Deuce Four found a sniper the hard way. In this photo Michael took, you see Battalion Commander LTC Erik Kurilla right after he is shot (struck three times in the legs) and doing a “crazy judo roll,” while to the left, enemy bullets strike the wall next to a 2nd Lieutenant’s head.

One in a series of photographs taken by Michael Yon while on patrol with Deuce Four, in 2005.

You will have to buy ‘Moment of Truth in Iraq‘ to read the rest of what happened.