More News On Medal Of Honor Recipient Salvatore Giunta

Medal Of Honor Hurdles -- And Benefits -- Time Magazine

Last week was an extraordinary one for the Medal of Honor, which the nation bestowed on two Army staff sergeants serving in Afghanistan. Last Thursday, the White House awarded the medal to Robert Miller, 24, who died in January 2008 while saving the lives of U.S. and Afghan troops during a nighttime firefight in Konar Province near the Pakistan border. The next day, the White House announced that Salvatore Giunta, 25, would be the first living recipient of the nation's highest decoration for battlefield bravery since Vietnam. He was cited for trying to save comrades caught in an ambush in Korengal Valley – terrain since relinquished by the U.S. and its allies – in October 2007.

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Medal of Honor recipient Salvatore Giunta tells his story -- Christian Science Monitor
Medal of Honor is bittersweet, soldier says -- Washington Post
Living Medal of Honor Recipient Describes Award as 'Bittersweet' -- FOX News
MOH soldier: 'A huge honor, but bittersweet' -- Stars And Stripes
First Living US Medal of Honor Recipient in a Generation Speaks About Award -- Voice of America
Honor 'bittersweet' for rare living Medal of Honor recipient -- CNN
Salvatore Giunta: An Iowa-raised American hero -- Sioux City Journal
Too few MoH recipients from current conflicts -- Army Times