By Andy Bell-Baltaci | Daily Journal
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CAMP ATTERBURY — At just 19 years old, a soldier just promoted to Specialist in the U.S. Army decided in a split second to sacrifice his life to save the lives of four people riding with him in an army vehicle.
It was Dec. 4, 2006 when Specialist Ross McGinnis died, smothering an exploding grenade in a convoy in Baghdad. His actions that day earned him the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor, posthumously in 2008.
At Camp Atterbury Tuesday, the lives of five people — McGinnis and four expeditionary civilians with military experience — were remembered with dedications at various buildings on the military and civilian training grounds near Edinburgh.
More than 100 people attended the event from around the world, including the Egyptian family of a fallen civilian recognized with a dedication. U.S. Pentagon employees, Indiana National Guard Adjutant General R. Dale Lyles and Rep. Greg Pence, R-Indiana, were also in attendance.
For the complete story, see Friday’s Republic.
