Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor recipient who threw himself on a grenade

Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor recipient who threw himself on a grenade

Mar 21 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Ross McGinnis never hesitated. Not one fraction of a second. Four men in that armored HMMWV were riding to hell in a steel coffin when the grenade hit the floorboard at their feet. He was just nine...

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Ross McGinnis' Iraq Sacrifice That Saved Four Comrades

Ross McGinnis' Iraq Sacrifice That Saved Four Comrades

Mar 17 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Ross McGinnis didn’t hesitate. A grenade rolled into his Humvee. One heartbeat left hanging over the chaos in Adhamiyah, Baghdad, on that cold night in 2006. Without a word, without doubt, he threw...

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Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor Sacrifice That Saved Four Lives

Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor Sacrifice That Saved Four Lives

Mar 17 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Ross A. McGinnis died the way most warriors dream of—not by hesitation, but by swift, unflinching sacrifice. An insurgent grenade bounced across the Humvee floor in a flash. Without a moment’s thou...

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Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor saved his squad by covering a grenade

Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor saved his squad by covering a grenade

Mar 17 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Ross McGinnis never hesitated. Not that November night in 2006, as the grenade clattered onto the floor of his Humvee like a ticking death sentence. His body became the shield—a human wall against ...

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Ross McGinnis, Medal of Honor Recipient Who Smothered a Grenade

Ross McGinnis, Medal of Honor Recipient Who Smothered a Grenade

Mar 15 , 2026

Infidel Co.

The blast ripped through the humvee’s hull. Dust and shrapnel filled the air. Four men froze—no time to react. Then, a soldier’s body slammed down over the grenade, muffling the explosion, swallowi...

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

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

Mar 15 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Private First Class Ross Andrew McGinnis heard the grenade before he saw it. Four men huddled in that cramped Humvee, bullets snapping around them in the ruins of Adhamiyah, Baghdad. When the pin p...

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