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In this July 5, 2011 picture, Romayne McGinnis cleans a memorial bench in Knox, Pa., dedicated to her son, the late Army Pfc. Ross McGinnis. The soldier, who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2008, will be inducted into the Little League Museum Hall of Ex Genaro C. Armas, Associated Press
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This July 5, 2011 picture shows a Little League field in Knox, Pa., as seen from behind a dugout fence. The late Army Pfc. Ross McGinnis, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2008, played baseball there as a child and will be inducted into t Genaro C. Armas, Associated Press
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This July 5, 2011 picture shows Tom and Romayne McGinnis posing for a portrait in their Shippenville, Pa., home while holding a display case with the Medal of Honor posthumously awarded to their son, Army Pfc. Ross McGinnis. The late McGinnis will be indu Genaro C. Armas, Associated Press
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This July 5, 2011 picture shows a box of condolence letters addressed to Tom and Romayne McGinnis on a counter at the couple's home in Shippenville, Pa. Their son, the late Army Pfc. Ross McGinnis, won the Medal of Honor and will be inducted into the Litt Genaro C. Armas, Associated Press
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FILE - This undated file family handout provided to the Oil City Derrick shows Pfc. Ross McGinnis, of Knox, Pa. McGinnis was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2008, and will be inducted into the Little League Hall of Excellence in August. Family photo via The Oil City Derrick, File, Associated Press
By Associated Press

SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. — The late Army Pfc. Ross McGinnis' act of heroism while serving in Iraq still resonates in his native Pennsylvania and beyond.

The 19-year-old soldier from Knox threw himself atop a grenade tossed into a Humvee in December 2006, shielding four other servicemen from the brunt of the blast. He was posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor in 2008.

Nearly five years after his death, condolence letters and invitations to memorials and veteran ceremonies have slowed to his parents, Tom and Romayne, yet still trickle into their home. The latest one is from Little League Baseball, which plans to induct McGinnis into its Hall of Excellence in South Williamsport at the World Series next month.

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The organization says he's the only Little League graduate known to have received a Medal of Honor.

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