Medal of Honor awarded to Staff Sergeant Sal Giunta today.

[kedie]

Today the President will award SSG Sal Giunta the Medal of Honor. SSG Giunta is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. This soldier is a true hero. You can read about SSG Giunta, his actions, and the official citation here.

Staff Sergeant Salvatore A. Giunta - Medal of Honor Recipient for the United States Army

 

[combat45acp]

Heard that this morning, they spent more time on the royal family future wedding...media is jack up!

 

[451_Detonics]

Talk about mixed emotions...to be honored by your country, to be judged worthy of winning this medal by your peers, only to have a person who has ridiculed and insulted the military hang it around you neck.

Congrats and kudus to SSG Giunta and the thanks of an often thankless nation should go out to him..."All the Way!"

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Talk about mixed emotions...to be honored by your country, to be judged worthy of winning this medal by your peers, only to have a person who has ridiculed and insulted the military hang it around you neck.

Congrats and kudus to SSG Giunta and the thanks of an often thankless nation should go out to him..."All the Way!"

I know it wouldn't happen...

But can you imagine if SSG Giunta took the podium and said what many soldiers feel?

No guarantee that he feels the same, but it sure seems that many post-Korea vets are on the opposite side of the Donkey.

-J-

 

[combat45acp]

He will respect him like a true soldier, I did when I met Clinton. It was hard, but he is the commander in chief.

 

[kedie]

I doubt he has any political feelings about this at all.

Here's a couple more interviews with SSG Giunta;

From 60 Minutes with Lara Logan
Staff Sgt. Giunta's Medal of Honor - 60 Minutes - CBS News

And from the producers of the movie "Restrepo".
Home — RESTREPO — A Film by Sebastian Junger & Tim Hetherington

 

[BE Mike]

I salute him. It's almost incomprehensible that there are young people like this out there, doing things like this. I'm sure that this young soldier will respect the award and will do nothing to embarrass the U.S. Army. He seems to have his head screwed on straight.

 

[ATOMonkey]

Good work young man.

 

[Dogman]

Talk about mixed emotions...to be honored by your country, to be judged worthy of winning this medal by your peers, only to have a person who has ridiculed and insulted the military hang it around you neck.

Congrats and kudus to SSG Giunta and the thanks of an often thankless nation should go out to him..."All the Way!"

This ^.

 

[smitty12b]

Incredible man. It was very moving to see a living hero get The Medal of Honor. I may catch some crap for this but I think Obama did a pretty good job at the ceremony.

 

[HandK]

May God bless him and all those men and women that walk in his shoes daily, For with out those that stand Gard for us, put there lives on the line for us, and have given their lives for us, we would not know the life's we have today!

 

[wtfd661]

May God bless him and all those men and women that walk in his shoes daily, For with out those that stand Guard for us, put there lives on the line for us, and have given their lives for us, we would not know the life's we have today!

Exactly what I was going to say.

Thank You to all our Armed Forces Hero's.

 

[spartan933]

I am not going to down the President. He is presenting that honor on the behalf of the people to Sgt. Giunta. In that regard, Obama did a good job. It's an extraordinary moment for the MOH to be awarded to anyone, let alone someone who is still alive.

And because it is such an extraordinary thing, I am irritated that the media, all of them, did not pay more attention to this. I really don't care about Prince William getting engaged.

Anyways, thank God that we have men and women like this serving our country.

 

[jedi]

Off topic to a certain point but who was the last living MOH holder? The news artiles keep saying Vietnam but who? Thanks

 

[kedie]

And because it is such an extraordinary thing, I am irritated that the media, all of them, did not pay more attention to this. I really don't care about Prince William getting engaged.

+1

 

[kedie]

Off topic to a certain point but who was the last living MOH holder? The news artiles keep saying Vietnam but who? Thanks

From what I could find it was Navy Lieutenant Thomas R. Norris.

Thomas R. Norris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[jedi]

From what I could find it was Navy Lieutenant Thomas R. Norris.

Thomas R. Norris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wow! Thanks but that leads to another question.

If you read the wiki it says...

Six months later, in October 1972, Norris sustained a near-fatal head wound in action and was rescued by his fellow Navy SEAL, Michael E. Thornton. Thornton went on to receive the Medal of Honor for his actions; He was the first person in more than a century to receive the Medal of Honor for saving the life of another Medal of Honor recipient.


So the "next question" is who were those other 2 people 100 years before?

 

[POC]

Incredible man. It was very moving to see a living hero get The Medal of Honor. I may catch some crap for this but I think Obama did a pretty good job at the ceremony.

I am not going to down the President. He is presenting that honor on the behalf of the people to Sgt. Giunta. In that regard, Obama did a good job. It's an extraordinary moment for the MOH to be awarded to anyone, let alone someone who is still alive.

And because it is such an extraordinary thing, I am irritated that the media, all of them, did not pay more attention to this. I really don't care about Prince William getting engaged.

Anyways, thank God that we have men and women like this serving our country.

I can't stand the man. But I'll have to agree, he did seem to do a good job.

 

[Que]

A great honor for a great soldier. His name will be sung during cadence calls and his bravery noised abroad in BCT bases all around.

 

[caddywhompus]

I'm glad to see this man get recognized! Hats off to our armed forces!