Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England,
left, Tom McGinnis, Romayne McGinnis, Army Secretary Pete
Geren and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Richard Cody
stand by during the unveiling of a Pentagon Medal of Honor
citation, June 3, 2008, in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
The Medal of Honor was presented posthumously to Army Pfc.
Ross A. McGinnis for his selfless act of bravery on Dec. 4,
2006, while deployed in Baghdad. His parents, Tom and
Romayne McGinnis, accepted the award. (Defense
Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A.
Burgess) |