On Dec. 4, 2006, a 19-year-old Army private named Ross McGinnis threw himself upon a fragmentation grenade that an insurgent had tossed down the gunner’s hatch of the Humvee in which he was riding during combat operations against an armed enemy in Northeast Baghdad, Iraq.For his gallantry that day, McGinnis, who was promoted posthumously to specialist, was awarded in 2008 the nation’s highest medal for valor in combat, the Medal of Honor.
“The unveiling, seeing this soldier being the first one honored at the National Infantry Museum, it’s heart-stopping,” Thomas said. “And I know that it’s always going to be here and I can come back 50 years from now and see that.”
“All the infantryman are going to see Ross,” Tom McGinnis said. “They’re going to see his plaque and they’re going to be able to see what they might possibly be asked to do some day. And they’ll know what kind of commitment they’re making when they go into the Army.”
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Benning honors Medal of Honor recipient, Army's birthday
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