“…gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty”

We previously noted that the White House was considering awarding the Medal of Honor to a living recipient, for the first time since the Vietnam War.

The decision has been made.

US Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta will be awarded the Medal of Honor for charging into the middle of a Taliban ambush and rescuing three wounded members of his platoon.

(Hattip: Ace of Spades.)

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4 Responses to ““…gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty””

  1. Joe D says:
    September 11, 2010 at 10:10 am

    I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that the comments on that article are going to be filled with people somehow or another using this as an excuse to bash Obama.

    Yep.

  2. stainles says:
    September 11, 2010 at 10:17 am

    Which one, Joe: Ace of Spades or WP?

  3. Joe D says:
    September 11, 2010 at 8:48 pm

    WP. Didn’t think to look at Ace of Spades.

    Just checked, it was even worse there.

    It just really bugs me when people politicize something that really should be above all that.

  4. Followup roundup for February 9, 2011. « Whipped Cream Difficulties says:
    February 9, 2011 at 9:39 am

    […] Staff Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient Sal Giunta is leaving the military when his current tour ends in mid-June. Giunta, 26, plans to move with his wife to Fort Collins, Colo. and will use the G.I. Bill to continue his education, according to Army spokesman George Wright. […]