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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 24 > Soldier killed in Iraq is to get Medal of Honor

Soldier killed in Iraq is to get Medal of Honor

By Kimberly Hefling / The Bulletin
May 24, 2008

WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania soldier who jumped on a grenade in Iraq to save the lives of his comrades at the cost of his own will be awarded the Medal of Honor.

The nation’s highest military honor will be given to 19-year-old Army Pfc. Ross McGinnis of Knox, Pa., on June 2,....

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