Giunta joins Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes
Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta’s decision to risk his life so
others could live placed him “squarely among the most magnificent of
those worthy of this honor,” said Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates
Nov. 17, as the nation’s first living Medal of Honor recipient in 40
years was inducted into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes.
President Barack Obama awarded Giunta the Medal of Honor Nov. 16 in a White House ceremony.Read More