PHOTOS: Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis, Medal of Honor recipient
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Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis (Department of Defense)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis Spc. McGinnis, 18, with his mom at Advanced Individual Training Graduation, Fort Benning, Ga., 2005. (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis Spc. McGinnis with his dad during Family Day at Fort Benning, Ga., 2005. (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis Spc. McGinnis, 18, with sister Katie, 20. (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis Spc. McGinnis (then a Pfc.) with Pfcs. James Beda and Edmond Leaveck (center, back), in Iraq, October 2006. (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis Spc. McGinnis (then Pfc.) with buddies Pfcs. Raymond Thomas and Edmond Leaveck, following a day of vigorous training in Kuwait, August 2006. (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis Spc. McGinnis (then a Pfc.) with Pfcs. James Beda and Edmond Leaveck at Forward Operating Base Apache, Iraq, September 2006. (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis Spc. Ross A. McGinnis wears his service uniform with pride. (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis Presentation of Medal of Honor. (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Bush Presents Posthumous Medal of Honor To Soldier Killed In Iraq WASHINGTON - JUNE 02: U.S. President George W. Bush bows his head for a prayer before posthumously presenting the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House, June 2, 2008 in Washington DC. Spc. McGinnis, 19, from Knox, Pennsylvania, was killed Dec. 4, 2006 when he jumped on a grenade to save other troops while on a combat patrol in Baghdad. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis President Bush attends a presentation of the Medal of Honor. (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis (The U.S. Army, Family Album: Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis)
Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis (The Military Times)