Booyah!! Excellent point. This guy is a friggin classic. He appears to be the real deal also. Thanks for posting that info Keith.

Just watched it on 60 minutes.

Hats off to SSG Giunta and the other members of the 173rd.

For anyone who missed it. 60 Minutes Interview

Additional interview footage.

At the 173rd Room of Honor

I missed it thanks for the link...I have a buddy who served with him says the guy is well deserving.

What a guy. That was the best way to end that interview!

I am glad it has happened.

This is a really good thought

My HERO SSG Salvatore Giunta
 

This young man is what America is all about and to those that don't understand this, I feel sorry for them. I had the honor to serve with men just like him a long, long time ago.


Jack Deleshaw
SFA M-12139
Det B-16 1st Mobile Strike Force
RVN 1968


GOD BLESS AMERICA & YOU!

It has been my honor to meet and know two recipients of the MOH. Both, just like SSG Giunta questioned the term "hero".

Well, they, and he, are all deserving of this title. I am currently reading. If Not Now, When, by Col. Jack Jacobs (Ret.) MOH, who continues the saga of hero's who did what was required regardless of the consequenses, when action was the only option.

God bless all of them, they are and/or were true warriors who, by their actions, distinguished themselves above and beyond the call of duty, on the field of honor.

He is from Hiawatha, Iowa! How could he NOT be who he is!!!

My heros aren't athletes or actors but rather simple men like SSG Giunta who when the time called proved themselves to be brave warriors.

SSG Giunta: A soldier who quitely did his job. Awesome!

It was an Honor to shake his hand...
 

A group of Veterans from our area had the opportunity to meet this outstanding young man yeaterday(Mon Dec 13) at the North Riverside IL NG Armory.

A truly remarkable individual.

Having seen the 60 minute piece and judging by how short his speech was, he would much rather be back in Italy with his unit.

The civilian world, where I live and work for sure, could learn a lot from this Trooper and what it truly means to serve one's country...

I will never forget that day.

Darbs

SSG Giunta was interviewed (wish I'd known!) on a very popular afternoon radio show yesterday afternoon (Roe Conn). I was driving home as the interview ended...part of the recap was how incredulous the show host was over the fact that going to college was intimidating to SSG Giunta.

http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=2054981&spid=16521

Pritzker Military Library
 

Giunta was at the PML today with Ed Tracy as part of their MoH series.

More here: http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.o...ore-giunta.jsp

Thought this would be of interest, 46 minutes, good stuff.