Salvatore A. Giunta (born January 21, 1985) is a soldier in the United States Army who will be the first living person since the Vietnam War to receive the Medal of Honor, to be awarded for actions in the War in Afghanistan in 2007. In October 2007, Giunta's eight-man squad was moving in bright moonlight along a wooded ridgeline in the Korangal Valley[5] when 22 to 25 Taliban fighters[6] mounted an ambush that was coordinated from three sides[7] at such close range that close air support could not be provided to Giunta's unit. Sergeant Josh Brennan, who was walking point, was wounded in eight places. Giunta, then a specialist, who had been the fourth soldier back, was shot in the chest but was saved by his ballistic vest.[8] Moving, firing, and throwing a hand grenade, Giunta advanced up the trail to assist Staff Sergeant Erick Gallardo and, later, Specialist Franklin Eckrode, whose M249 machine gun had jammed and who was badly wounded.[5] Continuing up the trail, Giunta saw two enemy fighters, one of whom was Mohammad Tali (considered a high-value target),[9] dragging Brennan down the hillside and towards the forest. Giunta attacked the insurgents with his M4 carbine, killing Tali,[10] and ran to Brennan to provide cover and comfort until relief arrived.[8] I ran through fire to see what was going on with him and maybe we could hide behind the same rock and shoot together ... He was still conscious. He was breathing. He was asking for morphine. I said, "You'll get out and tell your hero stories," and he was like, "I will, I will."[11] Brennan did not survive surgery. According to his father, Michael Brennan, "not only did [Giunta try to] save [my son] Josh ... He really saved half of the platoon."[12] On September 10, 2010, the White House announced that Giunta would receive the United States' highest military decoration, the first awarded to a living recipient since the Vietnam War. * * * Brave man. Glad he survived to earn the rewards of his glory. Wonder if this action is listed on Wikileaks diary. Probably not, after all they would filter out something heroic like this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Giunta
Granny says, "Dat's right - our boys is tough... Obama awards Medal of Honor to Kentucky Marine September 15, 2011, Obama says Dakota Meyer represents 'the best of a generation' serving since 9/11.
The afg war is yet another undeclared thus unconstitutional war against a nation that never did anything to us. Why does any soldier there deserve a medal.?
Oh knock it off. ------------------- god bless these wonderful examples of modern military honor and badassery. also WOOT!!! 1000th post!
Im not russian. You ashamed your country got your ass beaten then drowned in debt and fake socialism?
I don`t see my country as ass beaten, in fact, were still currently on top of the world and were going to stay in the big 3 for at least the next 50 years. Im not the one with what appears to be a fake ass profile...
