A New Medal of Honor Recipient

Just a quick note to let you know the White House gave word today of a new Medal of Honor recipient.  Nineteen-year-old Army Pfc. Ross McGinnis was killed in late-2006 when he jumped on a grenade to save his comrades.  From the Associated Press:

McGinnis was perched in the gunner's hatch of a Humvee when a grenade sailed past him and into the truck where four other soldiers sat. He shouted a warning to the others, then jumped on the grenade. The grenade, which was lodged near the vehicle's radio, blew up and killed him.

McGinnis is the fourth service member to received the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq.