Army sergeant to receive Medal of Honor

[Ace Boobtoucher]

WASHINGTON — An Army sergeant who lost his right hand throwing an armed grenade away from other wounded soldiers will become only the second living service member from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

The White House said Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry will receive the nation's highest military decoration from President Barack Obama in a ceremony July 12.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43231604/ns/us_news-life/

 

[bahodeme]

:hatsoff:Well Deserved Sgt. Petry.

 

[JacknCoke]

Petry enlisted in the Army in September 1999, the White House statement said. He completed multiple combat tours totaling 28 months of deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. Previous decorations include two Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart and three Army Commendation Medals.

That is quite a resume right there. Thank you for your service Sgt. Petry!

 

[mrtrebus]

Well done, you gotta hand it to him he's a brave chap & these Medals of Honor are pretty expensive awards. They cost an arm & a leg. . .or something. :dunno:

 

[Ravenholm]

Oh right!. So he receives Medal of Honor for nothing while the rest of us have to pay £39.99p for it on Xbox and PS3. Not fair!.

 

[mrtrebus]

That is quite a resume right there. Thank you for your service Sgt. Petry!

Not as good as Rambo's! "Two Silver Stars, four Bronze, four Purple Hearts. Distinguished Service Cross and Medal of Honor." :bowdown:

 

[Trident1]

Well deserved Sergeant.

 

[PirateKing]

Super special awesome.

He deserves a badass golden hook too. A big one.

 

[Vanilla Bear]

Why don't we have a saluting smiley?

 

[georges]

semper fidelis :bowdown: remember and always thank a veteran

 

[Connor Macleod]

 

[Atar554]

Awesome congrats.

Now just make sure he gets his damn healthcare and work.

 

[busaguy79]

Congrats! Totally deserves it!

 

[CH3NO2]

Sua Sponte...

 

[Rane1071]

Congratulations and well done Sergeant. :hatsoff: