Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, since 1947, every August, the Little League Baseball World Series is held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, within Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District. And each year, Little League International recognizes Little League graduates who have become outstanding citizens and role models as adults for induction into the Little League Museum Hall of Excellence. Among previous recipients of this honor include prominent figures such as Vice President Joe Biden in 2009, General Peter Pace in 2003, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 2002. This year's ceremony will prove to be extra special. For 2011, Little League International plans to enshrine the first-ever Little League graduate known to have received our Nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. That person is Army Private First Class Ross Andrew McGinnis of Knox, Pennsylvania. Ross McGinnis played second base and outfield for 6 years and is a graduate of Little League in Knox, Pennsylvania, also in the Fifth District. In 2006, Army Private First Class Ross McGinnis heroically gave his life to save four others from a grenade blast inside a Humvee during Operation Iraqi Freedom. On June 2, 2008, McGinnis was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions.…”