Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, U.S. Army (Ret.) is one of roughly 40 Medal of Honor recipients that are expected to attend the 2025 Medal of Honor Celebration.
Petry was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2011 for his heroic actions in Afghanistan on May 26, 2008, when he risked his life to save fellow Rangers by throwing away a live grenade, an act that cost him his right hand but saved the lives of his comrades.
From Sept. 29th through Oct. 4th of 2025, Petry and others will be at the Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee—the Birthplace of the Medal of Honor…