# Medal of Honor awarded today **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 16, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110 "2010-11-16T14:09:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/1 "2010-11-16T14:09:12Z")
President Obama awarded the medal of honor today to the first living recipient since the Vietnam war. Im suprised this didnt get more attention, i didnt hear about it all day. Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta distinguished himself by acts of gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifle team leader with Company B, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment during combat operations against an armed enemy in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan on October 25, 2007. When an insurgent force ambush split Specialist Giunta’s squad into two groups, he exposed himself to enemy fire to pull a comrade back to cover. Later, while engaging the enemy and attempting to link up with the rest of his squad, Specialist Giunta noticed two insurgents carrying away a fellow soldier. He immediately engaged the enemy, killing one and wounding the other, and provided medical aid to his wounded comrade while the rest of his squad caught up and provided security. His courage and leadership while under extreme enemy fire were integral to his platoon’s ability to defeat an enemy ambush and recover a fellow American paratrooper from enemy hands. > **[Medal of Honor goes to living soldier for first time since Vietnam War](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/obama-awards-staff-sgt-salvatore-giunta-medal-honor-living-honoree-vietnam-war-article-1.452246)** > > President Obama hailed the first living soldier to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War Tuesday as a modern Audie Murphy for heroically storming a Taliban ambush to save his trapped rifle team. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/2 "2010-11-16T14:11:03Z")
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**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/3 "2010-11-16T14:13:23Z")
i saw a story on this on nightline a while back, they went a lot more in depth. iirc the fellow soldier he saved died shortly after edit: here it is - [http://www.hulu.com/watch/177722/abc-nightline-medal-of-honor](http://www.hulu.com/watch/177722/abc-nightline-medal-of-honor) ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/4 "2010-11-16T14:24:06Z")
I’m so tired I thought this said President Obama was awarded the medal of honor… ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/5 "2010-11-16T15:45:43Z")
> [@KuntryQuestTSi](#): > > I’m so tired I thought this said President Obama was awarded the medal of honor… ugh, me too… back on topic, this is a BIG deal! glad someone got recognized ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/6 "2010-11-16T15:59:08Z")
I got to watch the ceremony at work, it was very nice and definitely cool to see. He was very humble and said it was for everyone that has touched his life and all the other soldiers. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/7 "2010-11-16T16:44:58Z")
Makes me proud to be an American. I’m glad this guy got the MoH, it sure is a reality check when you see this. ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/8 "2010-11-16T17:58:22Z")
I flew the missions that night in the Korengal. What a night. ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/9 "2010-11-16T22:18:20Z")
This is outstanding! I’m glad he is getting the recognition he deserves. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/10 "2010-11-16T22:35:50Z")
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**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/11 "2010-11-17T04:37:05Z")
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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/medal-of-honor-awarded-today/206110/12 "2010-11-17T04:40:23Z")
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