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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, left, presents the Medal of Honor flag to Tom and Romayne McGinnis, parents of Army Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis, during a ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, June 3, 2008. McGinnis was awarded the medal posthumously for his valor in battle in Iraq in an act that saved three lives.

FLAG OF HONOR

U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, left, presents the Medal of Honor flag to Tom and Romayne McGinnis, parents of Army Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis, during a ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, June 3, 2008. McGinnis was awarded the medal posthumously for his valor in battle in Iraq in an act that saved three lives.

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