Ross McGinnis, 19, Fell on Grenade and Earned the Medal of Honor

Ross McGinnis, 19, Fell on Grenade and Earned the Medal of Honor

Jan 08 , 2026

Infidel Co.

He was 19 years old when the grenade landed in the middle of their Humvee. The instant it clattered onto the floor, Ross A. McGinnis did what no one else did: he threw himself on top of it. The bla...

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Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor Hero Who Shielded His Squad in Iraq

Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor Hero Who Shielded His Squad in Iraq

Jan 08 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Grenade in hand. Seconds ticking like bullets in the gun. Ross A. McGinnis didn’t hesitate. Without a second thought, he dove on that deadly orb inside a Humvee barreling through the chaos of Iraq....

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Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor Recipient Who Fell on a Grenade in Iraq

Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor Recipient Who Fell on a Grenade in Iraq

Dec 25 , 2025

Infidel Co.

The grenade landed like a judge’s gavel—no warning, just fate. Ross A. McGinnis, sitting shotgun in a humvee rolling through the streets of Adhamiyah, Iraq, caught the deadly orb mid-air. In a hear...

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Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor Recipient Who Saved Four Men in Iraq

Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor Recipient Who Saved Four Men in Iraq

Dec 21 , 2025

Infidel Co.

He was a kid from Ohio, young and restless, but in that moment—in the dust-choked streets of Adhamiyah—Ross A. McGinnis didn’t hesitate. Bullets were ripping through his Humvee like rain. Then came...

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How Ross McGinnis Earned the Medal of Honor in Baghdad

How Ross McGinnis Earned the Medal of Honor in Baghdad

Dec 20 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Ross A. McGinnis was a wall between death and his squad, a shield of flesh and bone when the world exploded in chaos. One grenade. One choice. His body broke the blast that would have torn through ...

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Ross A. McGinnis' Sacrifice Earned the Medal of Honor

Ross A. McGinnis' Sacrifice Earned the Medal of Honor

Dec 19 , 2025

Infidel Co.

The blast thundered sudden, brutal. Shrapnel flew like angry bees. Soldiers scrambled, chaos wrapped tight around a dark alley in Adhamiyah, Iraq. In that instant—Ross A. McGinnis saw death marchin...

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