Carnegie Medal of Honor recipient was grand marshal of Action Dash

Tray Hughes Ross, a local man who received the Carnegie Medal of Honor for the heroic act of rescuing a blind man from a burning building, was named an honorary Action Hero by Action Ministries. Ross was the grand marshal of the Action Dash 5K fundraiser for Action Ministries on Labor Day at the University of North Georgia campus. Pictured, from left, are Terri Armour, program director of Action Ministries Gainesville; Grand Marshal Tray Ross; and Action Woman, the mascot of Action Dash 2013.

1013GN--Tray-Hughes-Ross — Tray Hughes Ross, a local man who received the Carnegie Medal of Honor for the heroic act of rescuing a blind man from a burning building, was named an honorary Action Hero by Action Ministries. Ross was the grand marshal of the Action Dash 5K fundraiser for Action Ministries on Labor Day at the University of North Georgia campus. Pictured, from left, are Terri Armour, program director of Action Ministries Gainesville; Grand Marshal Tray Ross; and Action Woman, the mascot of Action Dash 2013.

Action Ministries recently conducted a formal investiture ceremony making Tray Hughes Ross, a Hall County Fire Services employee and recipient of the prestigious Carnegie Medal of Honor, an honorary Action Hero in recognition of his commitment to the people of Gainesville.

At the event, Action Ministries Gainesville Program Director Terri Armour, who bestowed the honor on the local man, spoke about Ross’ heroic act of rescuing a blind man from a burning building.

“An Action Hero is an ordinary person who goes out of their way to help someone in need or is someone in need who works through adversity toward self-sufficiency,” Armour said. “We are proud to have a real-life example of someone who went out of their way to help someone in need as our grand marshal for Action Dash.”

The Action Dash Gainesville was on Labor Day at the University of North Georgia, Gainesville campus at 3820 Mundy Mill Road in Oakwood.

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