First living soldier to be awarded the MoH since Vietnam.

[Zambies!]

[quote]Related News:U.S. .Obama to Award Medal of Honor to Living Soldier for First Time
By Nicholas Johnston - Sep 10, 2010 9:31 AM CT
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Business ExchangeTwitterDeliciousDiggFacebookLinkedInNewsvinePropellerYahoo! BuzzPrint President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, for the first time to a living service member from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the White House announced today.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta will be awarded the medal for “acts of gallantry at the risk of his life” during fighting in Afghanistan on Oct. 25, 2007. Obama called Giunta today to tell him of the award.

Six Medals of Honor have been awarded for service in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, all of them posthumously.

Obama last year awarded one to U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jared C. Monti, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2006 while trying to save a wounded comrade.

More than 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded since Congress authorized them in 1861.

Giunta was cited for exposing himself to enemy fire to pull a comrade to a covered position and then preventing two insurgents from capturing an American paratrooper.

“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,” the White House statement said.
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Cool.

[ZapDing]

*Cough*

[DogGunn]

:911:

[plokoon9619]

I thought Medal of Honor was banned on bases? So why the fuck does this bad ass get a free copy of the game?

[Zambies!]

[url]http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-10/obama-will-award-medal-of-honor-to-living-u-s-army-soldier-for-first-time.html[/url]

[wewt!]

[QUOTE=ZapDing;24756124]*Cough*[/QUOTE]
No, shut up. We're not going there :saddowns:
[QUOTE=plokoon9619;24756148]I thought Medal of Honor was banned on bases? So why the fuck does this bad ass get a free copy of the game?[/QUOTE]
God damnit

[Asphyxia]

:golfclap:

[evilweazel]

It's not the usual "Ran through enemy fire, threw ten grenades into a tank, one handed a .50 machine gun, while carrying his wounded friend to a helicopter" story, but the guy is pretty damn brave nonetheless, wonder if I could do what he did without pissing myself.

[Asphyxia]

[QUOTE=plokoon9619;24756148]I thought Medal of Honor was banned on bases? So why the fuck does this bad ass get a free copy of the game?[/QUOTE]

motherfucker

[bobsynergy]

hmmmmm we have the same last name, I wonder if we are related?

[John-Fu]

[quote]Congress authorized them in 1861.[/quote]

It came out in 2010 :downs:

[HarryG321]

[QUOTE=bobsynergy;24756212]hmmmmm we have the same last name, I wonder if we are related?[/QUOTE]

We're all related somehow...

/derail

[bigbigzubra]

And lets just think, if this guy was gay regardless of his act of bravery he would be kicked out of the military.

[Teh Soviet]

[QUOTE=John-Fu;24756249]It came out in 2010 :downs:[/QUOTE]

Oh you are such a -----.

:smithicide:

[plokoon9619]

[QUOTE=bigbigzubra;24756284]And lets just think, if this guy was gay regardless of his act of bravery he would be kicked out of the military.[/QUOTE]

Not any more.

[JDER14]

[QUOTE=John-Fu;24756249]It came out in 2010 :downs:[/QUOTE]
Oh look, it's [b]YOU.[/b]

[evilweazel]

[QUOTE=bigbigzubra;24756284]And lets just think, if this guy was gay regardless of his act of bravery he would be kicked out of the military.[/QUOTE]

Thats, uh, not related to the topic at all really. Stop trying to start shit.

[Vinze]

"First living soldier to be awarded the MoH since Vietnam."

Hardly surprises me, most wars these days lacks the "H".

Still, I'm sure this guy deserved it, by all means.

[Vonderdurp]

[QUOTE=John-Fu;24756249]It came out in 2010 :downs:[/QUOTE]
This isn't a rant thread, what are you doing here

[Sentinel Shadow]

Didn't know it was released yet.... :smug:

[Generic_Monk]

[QUOTE=plokoon9619;24756148]I thought Medal of Honor was banned on bases? So why the fuck does this bad ass get a free copy of the game?[/QUOTE]

:ohdear:

[Socram]

Wow look at all the great game jokes! You guys should keep making them cuz they are [I]so funny![/I]

[Wolveras]

Now let's give this man his deserved medal as well.

[img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Dick_Winters_army.mil-2007-03-30-190253_%28cropped%29.jpg[/img_thumb]

[-n3o-]

Congratulations Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunt

[Bllasae]

[QUOTE=John-Fu;24756249]It came out in 2010 :downs:[/QUOTE]
ITT: Morons.

[PassTheBong]

how wierd would that be

[b]*RIIIIIIINNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG*[/b]
Hello?
[i]Hello, is this Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunt?[/i]
Yes? Who is this?
[i]This is Barack Obama, how are you do-[/i]
[b]*hang up*[/b]

Fucking prank callers

[imadaman]

Good for him, that's about it I guess. Also good to the man he saved. Thumbs up for doing that.

[Cpt. Private]

You deserve a medal, [del]doc[/del] Sarge.

[Gmod_Fan77]

Very brave man, but it doesn't seem like too big of a deal to earn a MoH. I mean, he deserves a medal, but not something that high for just one incident of bravery.

[CabooseRvB]

[QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;24757438]Very brave man, but it doesn't seem like too big of a deal to earn a MoH. I mean, he deserves a medal, but not something that high for just one incident of bravery.[/QUOTE]

Then how many incidents of bravery does it require for a Medal of Honor?