staff sergeant leroy a. petryarmy. staff sergeant leroy a. petry distinguished himself by acts of gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action in afghanistan on may 26th, 2008. as a weapons squad leader with delta company 2nd battalion, 735th ranger regiment he moved to clear the courtyard of a house that potentially contained high value combatants. while crossing the courtyard they were engaged and wounded. still under enemy fire and wounded in both legs, the saf star gent led the other ranger to cover and reported the situation and engaged the enemy with a hand grenade providing suppression as another ranger moved to his position. the enemy quickly responded by maneuvering closer and throwing grenad grenades. the first grenade explosion knocked his two fellow rangers to the ground and wounded both with shrapnel. a second grenade landed a few feet away from them. instantly realizing the danger, saf sergeant petry unhesitatingly deliberately and selflessly moved forward, picked up

leroy petry wanted to be a soldier growing up in new mexico and he succeeded. u.s.rmy ranger, six tours of duty in afghanistan. two in iraq. we sat down in washington with him in washington a few weeks back for an exclusive interview prior to him receiving the medal of honor. it was for an action in afghanistan in a courtyard in the middle of a firefight. a grenade lands next to him and his young soldiers and he did what instinct told him to do, picked up the grenade, threw it and lost his hand and part of his arm as a result. as you'll see, he has the modesty that all of the now 85 living recipients of this medal possess. >> i remember it vividly. it was -- i sat up, i grabbed it and it was like somebody had taken a circular saw and just taken it off right there and i remember the smells. i could smell the burning of the flesh. it was unreal. but, again, another weird thought went into my mind. i looked at it and i said, where's the hollywood square? why isn't this thing spraying out a country mile? >> you've seen your share of movies? >> oh, yeah. the next thing t

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that's where leroy petry went in may 2008, afghanistan, his seventh tour of duty. these pictures, from before he found out what he was made of. with the true sign of that today being in all the ceremony, a certain discomfort at the attention. >> to be singled out is very humbling. >> reporter: perhaps, yes, for a kid who used to get into fights and who almost failed in high school. but who, out there, picked up a live enemy grenade to toss it away to save his comrades. it cost him his right hand, but he's alive, rare fororedal of honor winners. who usually are honored posthumously. but there's also this. leroy petry decided he's not done. and when he re-enlisted, he took the oath with his right hand. his new one. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and we want to honor him, too. >>> and, still ahead on "world news," one thing you may want to buy to help create american jobs. our mama in america team finds it tonight. >>> jajaee dugard. what the neighbors who lived near that backyard prison are saying. >>> and the first lady, whose honesty about her own life chang

at's where leroy petrie went in may 2008. afghanistan, his seventh tour of duty.hese pictures from before he found out what he was made of. with the true sign of that today being a ceremony, a certain discomfort at the attention. >> to be singled out is very humbling. >> reporter: perhaps, yes, for a kid who used to get into fights and who almost failed in high school. but who out there picked up a live enemy grenade to toss it away to save his comrades. it cost him his right hand. but he's alive, rare for medal of honor winners who usually are honored posthumously. but there's also this. leroy petrie decided he's not done. and when he reenlisted he took the oath with his right hand. his new one. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> you know the med of a of honor was given yesterday on the award's 149th anniversary. president lincoln signed the medal of honor act in 1862. >> also he's now been assigned to a military base near tacoma, washington, where he's going to help other war veterans as well to transition back into everyday civilian life which is really diff

please welcome army sergeant first class leroy petry. [cheering and applause] thanks for coming. appreciate it. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> jon: we're honored to have you on the program. before we get into the story of what happened that day in afghanistan, may i just say, that hand is super cool. how did you... when i shook your hand, it curled around my hand with a stronger grip than i have. >> it's designed to conform to different objects that actually stops when each finger meets resistance to give you more dexterity. when i actually lost it, i thought i was going to have a hook, and i was fine with that because i lost it the way i wanted to, but they gave me this hand, and i got... it's amazing and it's getting better. >> jon: do you have one that can... let's say you're in traffic... [laughter] there's a problem. >> i use the good hand. >> jon: all right. fair enough. the story of what happened in afghanistan, it's an incredible one. would you mind if we just went through it briefly. >> sure. >> jon: you were on day mission. >> yes, sir. >> jon: and it was a

staff sergeant leroy a. petrytinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, in action, with an armed enemy in the vicinity of paktya province, afghanistan, on may 26, 2008. as a weapons squad leader with delta company, 2nd battalion, 75th ranger regiment, staff sergeant petry moved to clear the courtyard of a house that potentially contained high- value combatants. while crossing the courtyard, staff sergeant petry and another ranger were engaged and wounded by automatic weapons fire from enemy fighters. still under enemy fire and wounded in both legs, staff sergeant petry led the other ranger to cover. he then reported the situation and engaged the enemy with a hand grenade, providing suppression as another ranger moved to his position. the enemy quickly responded by maneuvering closer and throwing grenades. the first grenade explosion knocked his two fellow rangers to the ground and wounded both with shrapnel. a second grenade landed only a few

by act of congress, march 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress, the medal of honor to leroy petrieleroy peachtree distinguished himself at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in afghanistan on may 26, 2008. as a weapons squad leader with else the company's 75th ranger regiment, he moved to clear the courtyard of the house a potentially contained combatants. while crossing the courtyard, they were wounded by automatic weapons fire. still under enemy fire and wounded in both legs, he led the other ranger to cover. heathen -- the enemy responded by maneuvering closer and rowling grenades. the first explosion hit the ground and wounded both with shrapnel. a second grenade landed a few feet from them. instantly realizing the danger, staff sgt peachtree -- petrie move forward, picked up the grenade, and in the effort to clear the immediate threat, threw the grenade away from his fellow rangers. as he released a grenade, its designated, and retain his right hand, -- it detonated, amputating his right hand. his gallant act undeniably save his fellow rangers from being wo

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army sergeant first class leroy petrie, only the second living recipient of the medal for actions in iraq or afghanistan. >>> and tonight, at baseball's all-star game in phoenix, immigrant rights advocates are asking people to wear white ribbons protesting arizona's controversial immigration laws. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today show," the latest details on the case of a hollywood producer charged with murdering his wife during their cancun vacation last year. >>> and grammy-winning artist, colbie callait performs next. >>> i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station, have

(cheers and applause) >> jon: monday denis leary, thursday sergeant first class leroy petry who is going to be receiving the medal of honor, one of the only living members of the military to receive it since the vietnam war, leary on monday, maeld of honor winner on thursday. it will be, the largest character gap we have ever had. (laughter) >> between guests. denis was wondering how i was going to get him today. anyway, took last week off. and had a great vacation. went away completely unplugged. no news, no tv, threw my cell phone in the ocean which caused some problems later but at the time felt pretty great. so let's plug back in, what i did miss? >> the president is worrying that we have just nine days to raise the debt ceiling or risk default. >> the numbers of jobs created last month, just 18,000, that's 100,000 fewer than expected. >> investigators say 80% of atlanta schools cheated on state standardized tests. >> jon: welcome back. 80%, or i guess as it is known in atlanta, an a! perhaps no sound bite better summed up, though, the more as that we now find ourselves in more than

sergeant leroy petry lives with a daily reminder of his sacrifice in afghanistan. he lost his hand picking up an insurgent's grenade to save two fellow soldiers. risking his life netted petry an invitation to the white house where he was saluted for his courage and bestowed the honor of becoming the only second living serviceman to be awarded the medal of honor since the vietnam war. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >>> there's a lot of buzz over a growing trend in hong kong. residents are turning to beekeeping there as a little bit of nature meets the concrete jungle. so far 11 urban beehives have sprouted up around the city that each hold about 10,000 bees. experts say hong kong is ideal for harvesting honey with nearly constant warm weather all year. >>> well, one family proves opposites really do attract. after this fawn's mother was killed, members of the community brought the baby to a nearby farm in texas. it was quickly adopted by a herd of goats and seems to have found the family that it

he is army ranger sergeant first class leroy petrie, six tours in afghanistan, two in iraq, a married father of four, awarded the nation's highest military honor by saving the lives of fellow troopers by picking up a live grenade and throwing its which cost him his hand and much of his forearm. this photo received wide circulation around the country today, it's the president, shaking his new prosthetic hand yesterday at the white house. so we wanted to show you a clip from our exclusive interview with sergeant petrie to show you how matter of fact he is about the new hand, which he loves to play with and talk about and demonstrate. that's a handsome hand. >> it's wonderful. when i lost it, i thought i was going to have a hook, which i was content with. i mean i was happy the way i lost my hand, but nevertheless, nobody wants to lose a hand. >> shake my hand with that. >> oh, yes. >> tell me how it feels for you. >> for me it feels like a normal handshake. it uses the same muscles that i would to open and close. it's no change from what i did before. it took me a couple of hours to lea

david martin with a remarkable story of self-less courage. >> reporter: sergeant leroy petry was a littletable being held up a hero. >> to be singled out is humbling. i consider every one of our men and women in uniform serving here, abroad to be our heroes. >> reporter: a short time earlier his commander in chief awarded him the nation's highest honor and described how he earned it during a raid three years ago in afghanistan. between another army ranger while moving through the courtyard of a compound. >> that's when the enemy opens up with their ak-47s. leroy is hit in both legs. he's bleeding badly but he summons the strength to lead the other ranger to cover behind the chicken coop. >> reporter: joined by a third ranger he was pinned down behind the coop. >> his two comrades are wounded and a second grenade lands, this time only a few feet away. >> reporter: petry figured he had four and a half seconds before the grenade went off. >> every human impulse would tell someone to turn away, instead this wounded ranger, this 28-year-old man with his whole life ahead of him, this husband an

sergeant first-class leroy petry joined an elite group, today, when president obama presented him withr, the nation's highest military award. petry, an army ranger, was shot in both legs during a fire-fight in afghanistan in 2008. then, when a grenade landed nearby, petry tried to throw it away. it exploded and blew off his right hand. petry's actions saved the lives of two of his comrades. a final farewell to a former first lady. that story is next. people alive. next on cbs 5 no ids tues no ids tues >> pelley: finally, tonight, most americans didn't know much about betty ford when her husband suddenly became president in that turbulent summer of 1974 after watergate. she couldn't have been more traditional, until she changed everything with her courage and her candor. many whose lives she touched said goodbye to her today in palm desert, california, and bill whitaker was there. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the broad range of people from across the political and social spectrum who paid tribute to betty ford today speaks volumes about this former first lady. in this time of political rancor and m

militarism but to acknowledge courage i like to congratulate my fellow santa fe and sergeant first class leroy petry was awarded the medal of honor for service in afghanistan yesterday by the teleprompter in chief now the army has a new high tech way of honoring the medal of honor recipients they put together a visual recreation of the events in a kind of digital comic book form you can go to the army got mil site will have linked it out a verse of the man dot com and relive the raid in which he risked his life to save his fellow rangers and lost his right hand despite being eligible for medical discharge petry has opted to stay on active duty to work with other injured soldiers we can only hope that before he leaves the ranks he gets to me specialist anonymous that's our show for tonight thanks here in the adam versus the magic of our website devoted to guess and topics and finally on the.

yesterday president obama honored leroy petri by putting the honor around his neck. he will be in the hall of heroes. he lost a hand when he grabbed a large grenade tossing it back to enemy lines saving the lives of his fellow servicemen. today's induction will be held at the pentagon. >>> netflix is raising prices by a lot. scott mcgrew says that has netflix customers figuring what they are going to cut. >> my extremely informal poll says a lot of people are not going to agree to that 60% price hike and will make changes to their rental plan instead. under the price hike which goes into effect in september for current customers, the one dvd out at a time plan with streaming jumps from $9.99 a month to just under $16 a month. if you decide to get rid of dvds or get rid of streaming, do just one or the other, you can actually save money. the price will be $7.99 a month. now, if you go to streaming only, that means you could use some of the money you save to get seven movies a month from dvd machines, assuming you return them on time. some machines have new release dvd

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during a fight in 2008, sergeant first class leroy petry was shot in both legs and lost his right hand when he tried to throw back an enemy grenade. his actions saved two other rangers. president obama presented the medal at a white house ceremony this afternoon. later, outside the white house, petry said all of the troops serving overseas are heroes. >> whenever you have a chance or opportunity to thank them, check them, give them a pat on the back for the job they've done because they've earned it. that's the british award any service member can get is just a simple thank you. >> sreenivasan: petry is the 149th recipient of the medal of honor, and he is only the second living service member to receive one for service in iraq or afghanistan. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: next tonight, an assassination in afghanistan takes the life of the president's half-brother. >> ahmed wali karzai had survived previous attempts on his life but today a family friend finally did what others could not. the provincial governor said karzai was receiving death

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sergeant first class leroy arthur petry is the second recipient of the award for actions in iraq andan is lucky to be alive after he almost fell 20 feet head first while trying to catch a ball during the all-star home run derby. keith car michael's brother, friends and some fans grabbed his legs and likely saved his life. last night's incident comes just days after a texas ranger's fan plunged to his death while trying to grab a ball. >>> and the new york fan who caught derek jeter's 3,000th career hit and gave it back instead of trying to cash in could still be slapped with a big tax bill. as much as $14,000 according to some reports. that's because yankee boss gave christian lopez free luxury suite tickets to every remaining game and a lot of yankee autograph swag. if that's taxable income then he'll have to pay up. if it's considered a gift, then he'll be safe from the irs. >> why wouldn't be a gift? >> i don't know. they have to figure this out. what i will say as a non-baseball fan, if you see the ball coming, duck. just duck. >> yeah. it's amazing that happened again, somebody

proud tradition of military service, exemplified in the heroic actions of sergeant first class leroy petrie on the battlefields of afghanistan. to sergeant first class petrie's wife ashley and their four children, to his mother and father and siblings and extended family, i know i speak for the people of new mexico and all of america when i offer the thanks of a grateful nation. you sacrifice your time, your loved ones, -- you sacrificed your time with your loved one so he could bravely serve our country. along with sergeant first class petrie, you are all heroes in our eyes. sergeant first class petrie is highly deserving of this honor and new mexico is honored to call him a native son. thank you, madam president, and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: let me thank the gentleman from new mexico, the senator from new mexico for his heartfelt remarks. i know how much he cares about his constituents and our country, and we, too, at the opposite end of the country thank our soldiers for their sacrifice and then our families for those who make the

sergeant first class leroy arthur petrie will receive the medal of honor on tuesday. shrapnel and when a grenade landed just a few feet away from he and some other soldiers, sergeant petrie picked up the grenade and tried to throw it away. it saved his soldiers, but in the process, it detonated and immediately amputated his right hand. president obama will award him the medal of honor on tuesday. susan? >> certainly a a good definition of a hero, chris lawrence, thank you. >>> the navy's ace flying squad performs aerial acrobatics before a hometown crowd, where the blue angels are wowing crowds this weekend. [ male announcer ] where'd you get that idea? how'd you learn to do that? what'd you use? every project we finish comes with a story built-in. it's how our rough ideas become "you did that yourself?" so when we can save more on the projects that let us fix, make, and do more... that just makes the stories even better. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now, get glentown oak laminate flooring just 68 cents a square foot. [♪...] >> ma

. >> madam speaker, i rise today to honor the bravery and valor of sergeant first class leroy petri of santa fe who will be awarded the medal of hon yar today by president obama. mr. lujan: as the second living recipient, his heroism and sacrifice in the face of extreme danger went above and beyond the call of duty. as an army ranger serving in afghanistan, he acted without regard for his own personal safety. thinking only of his fellow soldiers when he threw a grenade away from his squad. his selfless actions cost him his right hand. he saved the lives of his brothers in arms. new mexico has a long tradition of serving our country during times of war. world war ii navajo code talkers contributed to the victory of our allied forces. 71 daughters and sons of new mexico have made the ultimate sacrifice in service during the afghanistan and iraq wars. and now with his courageous actions in the face of great danger, sargeent -- sergeant petri takes his place among true american heroes. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what

>>> the president will be awarding the medal of honor tomorrow to leroy arthur petrie.ow soldiers in afghanistan. betty ford will be eulogized tomorrow afternoon and michelle obama will attend. and two astronauts onboard the international space station will perform a space walk tomorrow to do maintenance on a cooling pump. that happens as their boss testifies here back on this planet about the successor to the shuttle program before the house science committee. okay. you know this, the casey anthony case is over. but a lot of people still talking about it. and one of those people so happens to be the top republican in the senate. he's connecting the case to terror trials. >> sunny, we're talking about mitch mcconnell. he says the casey anthony verdict as a mistake for trying terrorists in america like the obama administration wants tooed. >> i don't think a foreigner is entitled to ault protections of the bill of rights. they should not be in u.s. courts. they should be in guantanamo and before military commissions. >> sunny, we knowed he adamantly opposed efforts to cl

. >>> well, president obama will award the medal of honor today to sergeant first class leroy arthur petri. he is only the second medal of honor recipient to make it out of afghanistan alive. the army ranger took a bullet through both legs during a firefight. he still managed to fling an enemy grenade away from two other rangers -- from the other rangers. the grenade exploded taking off petri's right hand. >>> well, it is the scandal rocking one of the most powerful media empires in the world and it is getting bigger and even uglier today. two more of rupert murdoch's newspapers in great britain are being called out for allegedly breemping the privacy of everyone, from the former prime minister to the queen of england. murdoch himself along with his son and one of his top editors are being called by the british government to explain themselves. dan rivers, she in london. and, dan, tell us about this. it seems to go all the way at the top of newscorp. i understand we just lost dan. we're going it try to get back to dan as quickly as we can to bring you the very latest. i understand now we h