A ‘Grateful Nation’ Honors our Heroes

Featured on OutdoorChannel.com: While in New York at the Crossing of America event aboard the USS Intrepid, Sept. 8, 2011, I had the honor of meeting CMOH recipient SFC Leroy Petry. He epitomized the first stanza of the Ranger Creed:

“Recognizing that I volunteered as a Ranger, fully knowing the hazards of my chosen profession, I will always endeavor to uphold the prestige, honor, and high esprit de corps of my Ranger Regiment.”

Wile deployed on active duty, Ranger Petry was shot through both thighs and lost his right hand after picking up an enemy grenade that landed near his fellow Rangers and throwing it away.

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