 On
November 16th, I was fortunate to watch in real time
President Obama
present Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, the Medal of Honor for
conspicuous gallantry for his courageous actions against an armed enemy in the
Korengal Valley of Afghanistan in October 2007.And while it is sad knowing
that Salvatore Giunta's
fellow Medal of
Honor brothers of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom made the
ultimate sacrifice, it was special and very moving to see the first living
servicemember receive the MOH since the Vietnam War . . .
Like he was there for
all of them . . . who can go forward representing them all, as has his older
fellow Medal of Honor recipients continue to do since their war days over 40
years ago.
Every American from elementary students to those of our greatest generation
should take the time to
experience Staff
Sergeant Salvatore Giunta receiving the Medal of Honor . . . as it is one of
the rarest ceremonies honoring a "great living hero". It should be a must in
every history class too along with seeing
Salvatore Giunta
talking about his "Medal of Honor" actions and
fellow soldiers
in his unit expressing their thoughts about him.
Each one should come away
with a feeling of pride and sincere gratitude for his heroics with similar
thoughts for all our valiant troops... especially for those serving in harm's
way.
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