Tuesday, November 16, 2010
President Barack Obama today awarded the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Sal Giunta of the 173rd Airborne for exceptional courage in the face of a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan three years ago. Giunta is the first living recipient of the nation's highest award for valor in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Six medals have been awarded posthumously.
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