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Army sergeant receives Medal of Honor |
2010-11-16 |
WASHINGTON – An Army staff sergeant who stepped into the line of fire to help a pair of comrades on the Afghan battlefield received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday — the nation's top military award. President Obama awarded the medal to Salvatore Giunta at a White House ceremony, making the 25-year-old Iowan the first living service member from the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to be so honored. Seven others have received the award posthumously. Giunta was a rifle team leader in eastern Afghanistan's Korengal Valley when his squad was split in two after an ambush by insurgents. While under fire, Giunta pulled a fellow soldier to cover and rescued another who was being dragged away by the enemy. |
Posted by:tu3031 |
#6 If one is mature and professional, then one understands the Office is presenting it, not the man. |
Posted by: Pappy 2010-11-16 23:18 |
#5 I would have much rather had this prestigious award presented to SSG Giunta by an American, but that is just me. I salute SSG Giunta. Thank God the Army is full of young men and women just like him. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2010-11-16 19:59 |
#4 "They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We do not go to war for gain or for territory; we go to war for principles, and we produce young men like these. I think I told every one of them that I would rather have that medal, the Congressional Medal of Honor, than to be President of the United States." - Harry S. Truman |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-11-16 19:17 |
#3 God bless this man. |
Posted by: Steve White 2010-11-16 18:28 |
#2 I have some do-dads on my chest but nothing as grand as a MOH. I salute this man because I KNOW you get medals for the things you do almost every day, only this time an osifer reported it. The man is a true Hero. |
Posted by: Flapper Scourge of the Algonquins 2010-11-16 17:19 |
#1 Thanks to Salvatore Giunta and may this be the first of many granted to the living who have earned them |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-11-16 17:07 |