Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry lost his right hand in Afghanistan tossing a grenade away from fellow soldiers.
July 12th, 2011
03:12 PM ET
Army Ranger receives Medal of Honor for Afghanistan heroics
An Army Ranger who lost his right hand while tossing an enemy grenade away from fellow soldiers in Afghanistan was awarded the Medal of Honor Tuesday.
Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry became the second living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the Iraq and Afghan wars, according to the U.S. military.
"Leroy Petry showed that true heroes still exist, and they're closer than you think," said President Barack Obama, who presented the award to Petry.
"It's very humbling to know that the guys thought that much of me and my actions that day, to nominate me for that," Petry said, according to an Army News Service report.
Petry was awarded the medal for his actions on May 26, 2008, in Paktia, Afghanistan.
There is no theory of muslim superiority. All these craps are a fabrication of US Goebels-like propaganda.
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Liar ? I am not liar, but you are stupid and ignorant. Superiority belongs to Allah. Muslim are those submissive to Allah following Sharya, so there is no theory of racial superiority or People choosen by God, like in the Jews tradition.
Why then does the Koran tell their people to kill the infidel? Does this not say that they are superior than anyone else?
At that time the pagans (Meccans) was persecuting Mohammed and his people, (and the christians as well).
So Mohammed called for jihad, a self defence war, but he prohibited to kill the NEUTRAL non-muslim.
AT THE TIME MUSLIMS WERE KILLING MUSLIMS!
QUIT TRYING TO GIVE EXCUSES FOR ,A RELIGION THAT WAS MADE BY THE DEVIL!
At the time the Quran was not yet reveiled and the fighting was among different tribes, mostly pagans.
I simply restated truth in front of your lies.
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It is history that the pagans persecuted Mohammed people before the Quran was reveiled.
You right-wing ignoramuses seem to come out of the closet like a bunch of roaches after somebody turns the lights out. When are you jerks going to realize that there's absolutely no glory in this obnoxious war and never will be???
George you are the ignorant one! This war has nothing to do with partisanship but everything to do with how one should treat another and the Taliban have no respect of others and are willing to kill, murder, torture and maim anyone who does not follow in their belief of Muslim superiority!
IM SO THANKFUL FOR A MAN I DONT KNOW FROM A HOLE IN THE WALL BUT IF I WAS IN THE ARMY ID GIVE YOU A HUGG BUT OUT OF CURTESY AS A MARINES AND ON BEHLF OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS THANK YOU FOR YOU US YOUR FAMILY AND THE ARMY....DE OPRESO LIBRE..
Another warmongering ignoramus here. With people like these, the Tea Party movement is bound to grow. When are people going to wise up?
All the props in the world to him, but I have served with guys that have done more heroic things than that
and have received NOTHING for it. I guess it's all about who you know...
What a courageous man. And he is still serving. Just shows the dedication that these guys have for their comrades.
More right-wing bla-bla-bla. If those idiots in Washington didn't start this useless war and send this guy over there in the first place, he'd still have both of his hands. I guess that none of you warmongers ever think of that, do you???
This useless war, eh?
See: September 11, 2001. And I am left-winger.
Good posting, Dan. You hit the nail on the head!!!
I totally agree, Dan. You said it all.
Plastic hand now ! Life in plastic is fantastic !
Better than a plastic brain!
Most americans are already living with a plastic brain. It will be useless to spend money to put it inside.
Well hypocrite i THOUGHT you had nothing against Americans. Why don't you tell us all where you live here in America where you take advantage of our freedom and prosperity?
I have nothing against americans, but just against brainwashed warmongers or evil criminals. 64% of americans are against war in Afghanistan. the other 32-34% are those living with a plastic brain.
I like the free market system created by the USA with other European countries, but it should not be imposed with violence.
The only interest is the free navigation in the international waters. I did not criticize Reagan when he bombed Ghaddafi as the problem was the libyc pretended to close the gulf, and attacked some western interest for retaliation.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE TERRORIST DECLARED WAR ON US AND AS THE TALIBAN ALLIED ITSELF WITH THESE TERRORISTS THEY ARE AS MUCH A TARGET AS THE TERRORISTS! YOU ARE STUPID IF YOU THINK THAT THEY ARE NOT THE WARMONGERS BECAUSE THEY COULD EASILY PUT DOWN THEIR WEAPONS AND JOIN IN ON THE PEACE PROCESS BUT THEY WOULD RATHER ONCE AGAIN TAKE CONTROL OF AFGHANISTAN AND SPREAD THEIR HATRED, MURDER, TORTURE AND TERROR ON ANYONE WHO DOES NOT FOLLOW THEIR BELIEFS!
Dan – KEEP FOR YOURSELF YOUR PLASTIC TRUTH, AS FROM A PLASTIC BRAIN NOTHING ELSE CAN COME OUT.
ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME THAT THE TALIBAN ARE NOT FIGHTING THEIR OWN PEOPLE FOR POWER?
T. fought Northern alliance.
Good bless you Ranger for your best work, and take care when you do your job, do it honestly and we people of Afghanistan are very appreciated your services and supports ,
best of luck for all
from Kabul
We're all getting a little sick and tired of your right-wing mumbo-jumbo here. It's always the same!!!
I feel the same way. George.
I feel the same way, George and I especially resent all those nasty pictures that for some reason the moderator of this web page allows him to post here!
George, would you rather evil run rampant throughout the world? Just like Hitler, if we do not take a stand against evil they would be embolden to do what they believe is what God wants for the world. AS IT IS WRITTEN THEY WILL BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE DOING GOD A FAVOR IN KILLING THOSE WHO DO NOT FOLLOW IN THEIR BELIEFS!
THEY DO NOT KILL THOSE WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THEEIR BELIEFS. ASK TO EMERGENCY AND GINO STRADA WHO WORKED IN AFGHANISTAN FOR YEARS. THEY KILL THE INTRUDERS AND THEIR ALLIES.
OH YEA, TELL ME THEN AFTER THE SOVIETS LEFT AND PRE 9/11 WHY THEN DID THEY KILL, TORTURE AND MAIM THOSE WHO DID NOT FOLLOW IN THEIR BELIEF OF WHAT GOD WANTED FOR HIS PEOPLE?
Another tragedy in Afghanistan. He should never have put himself in harm's way for those idiots on Capitol Hill in the first place as we have no business fighting this useless war. But do the right-wing thugs in Washington really care? I suppose not!
Good posting, George. Thank you.
He did not put himself in harms way for the people in Capitol Hill. He did it for the other fellow Americans fighting along side of him.