President Barack Obama locked the medal of honor ribbon around the neck of Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Petry earlier today.
Petry saved his fellow Army Rangers by throwing a grenade away, losing his arm in the process.
As Reported By The New York Post:
President Barack Obama, declaring “this is the stuff of which heroes are made,” Tuesday fastened a blue ribbon with the Medal of Honor around the neck of Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, who lost his right hand in Afghanistan when he threw away a live grenade to save his fellow Army Rangers.
The ceremony in the East Room of the White House made Petry, 31, only the second living recipient of America’s highest military decoration for actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Another seven medals have been awarded posthumously for those conflicts.
SOURCE: New York Post
