Leroy Petry
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Leroy Arthur Petry is a retired United States Army soldier. He received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Afghanistan in 2008 during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Petry in 2011
Petry – seated to his left, Santa Fe mayor David Coss, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, and sculptor and governor of Pojoaque Pueblo, George Rivera.
Petry after receiving the Medal of Honor at the White House in 2011.
Petry re-enlists in the U.S. Army at Fort Lewis, Washington, in May 2010.
Medal of Honor
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The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. The medal is normally awarded by the President of the United States and is presented "in the name of the United States Congress." It is often, not strictly correctly, referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Medals of honor of three of the six military departments
Medal of Honor awarded posthumously in 1866 to John Morehead Scott, one of the Andrews Raiders
Army Medal of Honor
Post 1944 Army version