Medal of Honor Recipients (Photo Gallery)

Father Dan Dunham (L) wipes away a tear as mother Debra Dunham (C) holds the Medal of Honor awarded to her son, Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham, after receiving it from President George W. Bush (R) at the White House on January 11, 2007. Dunham, fatally injured when he jumped on an insurgent's grenade to protect his fellow Marines, was the second Medal of Honor recipient from the war in Iraq. - Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

PICTURES: Medal of Honor Recipients -- National Journal

Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, who lost his hand while throwing a grenade away from two other soldiers, will receive the Medal of Honor on Tuesday. While Petry is the ninth soldier to recieve the medal since U.S. forces began fighting in Afghanistan in 2001, he is only the second who lived to receive it.

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