Medal Of Honor Ceremony -- News Roundup

Obama On Medal Of Honor Winner: 'I really Like This Guy' -- USA Today

President Obama said today he not only had the privilege of awarding the Medal of Honor to a living soldier, but he also gave it to a young man "as humble as he is heroic."

"Now, I'm going to go off-script here for a second and just say I really like this guy," Obama said at an East Room ceremony for Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta. "When you meet Sal and you meet his family, you are just absolutely convinced that this is what America is all about. And it just makes you proud."

Giunta suffered bullet wounds and risked his life to protect his comrades during an ambush in Afghanistan on Oct. 25, 2007.

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Obama gives Medal of Honor to soldier for Afghan feats -- BBC
Soldier Given Highest Medal For Heroism On A Ridge -- NPR
Obama awards Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta Medal of Honor; first living honoree since Vietnam War -- New York Daily News
Obama: MOH recipient Giunta 'as humble as he is heroic' -- Stars And Stripes
Obama presents Medal of Honor -- UPI
Medal of Honor Recipient: Comrades 'Gave Every One of Their Tomorrows' -- PBS Newshour
Medal of Honor recipient: From 'average' to 'extraordinary' -- USA Today
Obama awards top medal to first post-Vietnam living winner -- Reuters
Medal of Honor takes moment to earn, years to receive -- CNN
Life Won't be the Same for Medal of Honor Recipient Giunta -- Stars and Stripes
'War' Excerpt about Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta’s Actions -- Stars and Stripes
How Staff Sgt. Giunta Earned The Medal of Honor -- CBS News
The Newest Medal of Honor -- William McGurn, Wall Street Journal

Congressional Medal of Honor Society
U.S. Army's Medal of Honor Website
Medal of Honor Page for Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta -- Army.mil