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Good Job!
is this official? Last I heard the name hadn’t been released yet. If it’s not official, the blogger should have kept the name to himself until it was announced.
ATW!
Regards,
Semper Fi marine, from an old salt.
If I were Giunta, I’d ask if George Bush could make the presentation; with Zero doing the job it’s going to be a big “See? I love the military” photo op focused on The One.
The 173rd kicked some serious VC butt in Vietnam-it’s good to hear the new kids are keeping up the tradition.
Airborne!
Another hero recognized as the best America has to offer.
I salute you, SSG. Guinta.
Outstanding job by SSgt Sal Guinta. Hand salute!
From an old SEABEE to the Marine....The Marines, too, CAN DO.
But what does it mean by “first living” MOH recipient? There have been many who received the medal while still alive.
Well Done Soldier!
SSG Sal Giunta, a paratrooper w/ the 173rd Airborne, will be awarded the first Medal of Honor given to a living recipient since the Vietnam War. He earned this by charging a group of Taliban who were trying to make off with a wounded comrade in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan. His actions broke the Taliban's attack and allowed him to regain control of SGT Josh Brennan. He also saved the lives of the many other members of his unit who had been caught in a fixed ambush by the Taliban. Giunta didn't hesitate one second before advancing on his own to ensure the enemy would never take one of ours, but sadly Josh Brennan was too badly wounded too survive. His cousin PVT Joe Brennan recently graduated airborne school and has joined the same unit proudly carrying on Josh's memory.There's a reason the MH doesn't get handed out like party poppers. Wow. Thanks centurion316.
I salute SSG Giunta for his bravery and heroism. Here’s a story about another member of the 173rd.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2421164
Two examples:
I just graduated an Army officer course with a bunch of other Captains. A guy in my class talked about one of the only two Silver Stars that were awarded to two Soldiers in his entire battalion. During the awards ceremony, there were a few civilian contractors there. One was a Vietnam vet. During the reading of the citation (which describes what the guy did to earn the award), the Vietnam vet said something to the effect, "he did all that and he's onlygetting a Silver Star?"
Another example:
At the graduation ceremony for the course I just graduated, we all wore our dress uniforms with awards. There were over a hundred Captain students and about a dozen instructors who were Captains and Majors. 99% combat vets. I saw 2 Bronze Stars with a V device and 2 Army Commendation Medals with a V. So in a group of over 120 Captains and Majors, there were only 4 (relatively) low valor awards.
Sergeant Alvin York, WWI
Lieutenant Audie Murphy, WWII
Brave soldiers, all!
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