Staff Sgt. Salvatore GiuntaCourtesy of the U.S. Army
Soldier Will Be First Living Medal Of Honor Recipient From Current Wars -- Stars And Stripes
WASHINGTON — Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, a soldier who risked his life to stop Taliban fighters from kidnapping a fallen comrade, will be the first living U.S. servicemember from either Iraq or Afghanistan to receive the Medal of Honor, White House officials announced Friday.
President Barack Obama spoke with Giunta on Thursday to inform him of the award and thank him for “his service and extraordinary bravery in battle.”
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My Comment: He must now live the rest of his life in a manner that proves that he .... out of the thousands of US soldiers who have died, the tens of thousands who have been wounded, and out of the hundreds of thousands who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan .... that he and he alone deserves this living recognition. Sighhhh .... no small feat for any soldier to hold such an honor and the blue ribbon on his uniform.
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