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WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army staff sergeant who stepped into the line of fire to help a pair of comrades on the Afghan battlefield has been given a Medal of Honor, the nation's top military award.
President Barack Obama awarded the medal to Salvatore Giunta (jee-UN'-tah) Tuesday. That makes the 25-year-old Iowan the first living service member from the Iraq or Afghanistan wars to be so honored. Seven others have received the award posthumously. Obama called Giunta a solider who is "as humble as he is heroic" and said the ceremony was a "joyous occasion." The Army says Giunta was a rifle team leader in eastern Afghanistan's Korengal Valley when his squad was split in two after an ambush by insurgents. While under fire, Giunta pulled a fellow soldier to cover and rescued another who was being dragged away by the enemy. |
Anonymous
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While that's great to honor Sgt Guinta, there is absolutely no comparison to what James Robinson did to earn his medal. I just am choked up whenever I see this story at the entrance to our school:
http://www.fcps.edu/RobinsonSS/about/namesake.html |
Anonymous
I don't think that medal winners are competing. |
Anonymous
The link didn't work can you repost or post the story? |
Anonymous
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http://www.fcps.edu/RobinsonSS/about/namesake.htm
left the "l" off the .htm, like the page, so hopefully it works this time |
Anonymous
Thanks really great story |
Anonymous
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Sgt Guinta was featured on 60 minutes on Sunday, I got choked up hearing his story.
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