My hearty congratulations to the family and friends of Spc. Ross McGinnis. May he rest in peace.
To: Dawnsblood
Spc. Ross McGinnis, Rest In Peace!
2 posted on
05/12/2008 3:24:13 PM PDT by
jazusamo
(DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
To: Dawnsblood
To: Chapita; Dawnsblood
Medal of Honor bump.
This one's for you, Chapita.
4 posted on
05/12/2008 3:36:58 PM PDT by
an amused spectator
(Spitzer would have used the Mann Act against an enemy in a New York minute.)
To: Dawnsblood; Kathy in Alaska; StarCMC; snippy_about_it
Ping to the Canteen and the Foxhole for a fine young soldier and MoH winner.
Sadly, he did it the hard way, but saved his buddies doing it.
6 posted on
05/12/2008 7:33:32 PM PDT by
an amused spectator
(Spitzer would have used the Mann Act against an enemy in a New York minute.)
To: Dawnsblood
"McGinnis was manning the machine gun on a Humvee while his unit was on a mission in Baghdad. A grenade was thrown from a rooftop and went into the hatch alongside him and into the vehicle.
McGinnis called out a warning, but he was the only soldier to see where the explosive had landed. He had time to jump off the Humvee, but instead dropped down into the hatch. Pressing his back against the equipment where the grenade was lodged, he absorbed the entire blast and died instantly. His fellow soldiers, four in total, escaped."
God Bless You Spc. Ross McGinnis....
Rest In Peace Soldier...
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Sometimes it's hard to fathom how blessed we are to live in a country with such heroes.
9 posted on
05/12/2008 7:51:42 PM PDT by
rottndog
(Freedom IS NOT FREE...Let us NEVER FORGET those that have paid the higest price for it!)
To: Dawnsblood
The Army Times is not an enterprise that I am interested in supporting.
A Gannett Publication clearly not interested in supporting our Troops.
They have hijacked a periodical originally designed to support active duty Troops,Veterans, and their (our) families.
That said, I have have nothing but respect, admiration, and appreciation for Spc Ross McGinnis
11 posted on
05/12/2008 8:01:16 PM PDT by
Radix
(The Army Times will not let me post "their images" of OUR Troops on Free Republic)
To: Dawnsblood
13 posted on
05/12/2008 8:13:34 PM PDT by
TrishaSC
To: Dawnsblood; Admin Moderator
Why was this excerpted? Is it another one missing from the
excerpt-only list, or was it chopped in error?
Mods--If it can be posted in full, I think it should be. The article makes good points about the source of this man's heroism.
14 posted on
05/12/2008 9:26:41 PM PDT by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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