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Medal of Honor Recipient Giunta to End Army Career

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Medal of Honor recipient and Iowa native Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta will end his Army career in June and move to Colorado to pursue his education, a military spokesman said Tuesday. Giunta has opted not to re-enlist and will leave the Army in mid-June, said Army spokesman George Wright. Giunta and his wife,...

Salvatore A. Giunta to Drop the Times Square Ball and 5 Other New Year's Party Facts

Add New Year's 2011 Times Square Ball Drop to his impressive resume. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, the first living person to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, is this year's guest of honor at the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop. Giunta, who received the America's highest military honor...

Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Afghan War Vet

In a White House ceremony Tuesday, President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta for putting his life on the line for fellow soldiers in Afghanistan three years ago. Giunta, of Iowa, becomes the first living recipient of the nation's highest military honor since the Vietnam War. After...

Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Iowa Staff Sergeant

WASHINGTON (Nov. 16) -- An Army staff sergeant who stepped into the line of fire to help a pair of comrades on the Afghan battlefield has been given a Medal of Honor, the nation's top military award. President Barack Obama awarded the medal to Salvatore Giunta (jee-UN'-tah) Tuesday. That makes the 25-year-old Iowan the...

Review Roundup: 'Medal of Honor' Not So Controversial After All

(Oct. 12) -- After much controversy over a "Taliban" multi-player mode, vociferous critics, a ban in military stores and a last-minute compromise, Electronic Arts' new shooter for Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3, "Medal of Honor," was released today. The early reviews are in, and it's a mixed bag. Critics are divided on...

Background on Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President in the name of Congress, and is conferred only upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States." Due to the nature of its selection criteria, it is often awarded posthumously, with more than half of all awards since 1941 given to individuals who were deceased.

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