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SFC Leroy Petry will receive the Medal of Honor today. Army.mil has a really excellent feature explaining the medal itself, Rangers, and what SFC Petry did to earn the nation's highest honor. Needless to say, this is a proud day for all Regimental alumni out there.

Also this morning, let me offer a hearty congratulations to SFC Leroy Arthur Petry of HHC, 75th Ranger Regiment. SFC Petry will receive the Medal of Honor for heroic actions in Afghanistan that resulted in the loss of a hand. Read the entire account here. SFC Petry makes all of us who have ever worn a scroll very proud. RLTW.

Now that he's in TRADOC he can even wear his beret like a pastry chef:

The World Association of Chefs has named Master Sergeant Mark Morgan of the U.S. Army Rangers as one of the three best pastry chefs in the world, as reported in the local newspaper of Fort Monroe, Virginia, where Morgan is based. He earned the distinction at the recent Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg, where he represented the U.S. culinary team and won two gold medals.

 

Morgan has also been honored in his day job as an Army Ranger. At some point during his six tours of duty--two in Iraq and four in Afghanistan--he was awarded the bronze star. He is currently the aide to General Martin Dempsey, who runs the Army Training and Doctrine Command, also known as TRADOC, at Fort Monroe.