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Salvatore Giunta is a former U.S. Army soldier and the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal for his actions in Afghanistan in 2007, when he saved the lives of his comrades during a Taliban ambush.
Nov 16, 2010 · Learn about the life and heroism of Staff Sergeant Salvatore A. Giunta, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Afghanistan in 2007. Read his biography, citation, and quotes from his interview with President Obama.
Learn about Giunta's heroic actions in Afghanistan in 2007, when he saved his wounded friend and fought off Taliban insurgents. Find out how he became the first living Medal of Honor recipient in 40 years and why he gave his medal to his brigade.
Oct 25, 2007 · Learn about the heroic actions of Specialist Salvatore Giunta, who saved a wounded soldier from the enemy in the Korengal Valley in 2007. See his citation, photos, videos, and webinars from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
Apr 19, 2017 · Learn about the life and actions of Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War. He was awarded the nation's highest honor for his bravery in Afghanistan, where he rescued wounded Soldiers despite being shot and wounded himself.
Learn about the heroic actions of Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, who received the Medal of Honor for his bravery in Afghanistan in 2007. See his citation, photo, and biography on the National Medal of Honor Museum website.
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Jul 18, 2017 · On a quiet, dark night in late October 2007, Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore A. “Sal” Giunta and his squad in Company B, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment, stared down death during an insurgent ambush in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley – a place that has more than earned its grim nickname, “Valley of Death.”.
