An American Hero

[Rodram]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...hFH_story.html

If I remember correctly, there are only 9 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and of those 9, 7 were awarded posthumously and Sgt. Petry would be 1 of only 2 awarded while still alive. Sergeant Petry has a remarkable story as an Army Ranger which includes 8 tours and saving 2 other Rangers while losing an arm in the process.

[sota_can]

The CMH has been awarded a little over 3,400 times. Due to the nature of its award, most are awarded posthumously, however many many CMHs have been awarded to individuals who've shown extra-ordinary valor and lived to tell about it.

[oldtiger]

Minor point; it's the Medal of Honor, not the Congressional Medal of Honor.

[Guest081519]

Originally Posted by oldtiger

Minor point; it's the Medal of Honor, not the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Yes it is.

[Rodram]

Wow, I had no idea it was awarded that many times or that it was the Medal of Honor and not the Congressional Medal of Honor.

[Guest083013]

"As the award citation includes the phrase "in the name of Congress", it is sometimes erroneously called the Congressional Medal of Honor; however, the official title is simply the Medal of Honor."

(Look above the Comments block here please)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor

[Pepper_Springfield]

Now that is courage! Must have been super scary!