Ranger to be Awarded Medal of Honor

Yesterday it was announced that SFC Leroy A. Petry will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during a raid to capture a high-value target in Paktia province, Afghanistan. 

Petry was serving with D/2-75th Rangers on May 26, 2008, when despite already having been shot through both legs, he picked up a live grenade and threw it away from his fellow Rangers, losing his hand in the process, but saving the lives of four other Rangers.

Petry is only the second living soldier to win the Medal of Honor since Vietnam, the other being Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta.

Congratulations, SFC Petry, and thank you for your service and bravery!

Sergeant First Class Leroy A. Petry, American Hero