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Old 01-15-2011, 00:11   #31
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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.
I could not agree more. One week ago I had the privilege of attending the Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio with my training company. As I sat in the crowd of several hundred IET soldiers, I noticed a soldier in ASUs walking along the sidelines before the game. As others noticed and became aware of who they were seeing a hush fell across the crowd, followed by a standing ovation. To us young soldiers, just seeing SSG Giunta is what some would describe as meeting their favorite rock star/sports star. You truly feel like you are in the presence of a living legend.
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Old 01-15-2011, 02:43   #32
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I'll say it agian,...

it's about time we have a living MOH recipient amongst us from the GWOT genaeration.

I've met many MOH recipients over the years, and a few DSC and Silver Star soldiers. All in common? - "humility, love of country, undying devotion to team and regiment".

SSG Giunta, good job!
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Old 02-08-2011, 15:36   #33
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Medal of Honor recipient Sal Giunta to leave military

Medal of Honor recipient Sal Giunta to leave military

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Giunta has decided not to sign a contract for continued service in the U.S. Army, public affairs officer Todd Oliver told The Des Moines Register Tuesday.

The popular 26-year-old Hiawatha native has been the face of the Afghanistan war since President Obama presented him with the nation's highest military award in November.

"SSG Giunta's military service will end on or about 13 June," Oliver wrote in an e-mail from Italy.

Giunta is a noncommissioned officer in the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. He is currently assigned to a base in Vincenza, Italy, called Caserma Ederle, where he aids military operations in Afghanistan.

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He has handled his new fame with humility and reluctance. Giunta has said the praise for his actions was hard to swallow because two of his friends were killed in the ambush in October 2007.

"It's kind of an awkward situation," Giunta told the Register in a telephone interview in October 2010. "Every single person I was with would have done what I did, possibly even better, but they were doing other things. So for a medal to be awarded to me for actions that are 'above and beyond,' sometimes it's hard for me to stomach hearing that."

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Salute, SSG Giunta.

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Old 02-08-2011, 23:49   #34
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I wish SSG Giunta the very best in his soon to be near future. May he find work he enjoys, time with family, new friends, old friends, all the best that life has to offer.

Thank you SSG Giunta, thanks for showing up.
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Old 02-09-2011, 07:34   #35
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Salute, SSG Giunta. Pat
I hope he doesn't regret leaving.
Maybe he's getting trotted out a little much by Mother Army (she is rightly proud) and that probably is tiresome for a Soldier and a Leader.
I keep thinking of what happened to the Marines discribed in Flag of Our Fathers .
Lots of hooplah now SSG, but I'm sure you'll be allowed to Soldier and Lead if you stay. You can do a lot more good in.
Good Luck, I salute you.
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Old 02-09-2011, 08:35   #36
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I hope he doesn't regret leaving.
Maybe he's getting trotted out a little much by Mother Army (she is rightly proud) and that probably is tiresome for a Soldier and a Leader.
I keep thinking of what happened to the Marines discribed in Flag of Our Fathers .
Lots of hooplah now SSG, but I'm sure you'll be allowed to Soldier and Lead if you stay. You can do a lot more good in.
Good Luck, I salute you.
I believe Dozer has a valid point............He would do more good by saying in,but he wants to leave so we should let him leave with Dignity and Honor.............

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Old 02-09-2011, 09:04   #37
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welcome to Colorado

SSG Guintasays in the Army times story, that he is looking at CSU.
Fort Collins is a great place to live and CSU is a good school.
if he regrets leaving, he can always join 5-19th or COARNG's new infantry BN.
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Old 02-09-2011, 10:50   #38
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I saw him during the Superbowl broadcast. He looked tired.

Probably like a lottery winner, he has all sorts of people asking him to do things for them.

Tough to be the first, after nine years of war. I suspect that he would like a much lower profile, and the Army will not let him do that.

I wish him the very best, and hope that life is kind to him. Thank you, SSG Giunta.

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Old 02-09-2011, 10:57   #39
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I hope he has some good friends and a strong family to support him as he bears the onerous task of being a MOH recipient for the rest of his life; he'll need them.

I, too, wish him all the best in whatever his future holds for him.

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Old 02-09-2011, 12:56   #40
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I keep thinking of what happened to the Marines discribed in Flag of Our Fathers .
When I've heard him speak on television, and read some of his comments - especially his latest, that is the first thing that popped into my mind. I started thinking about Ira Hayes...

Whatever he does, I wish him the best. CSU is a great school (produces the best veteranarians in the world!).
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Old 02-09-2011, 13:24   #41
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Would the MOH keep him out of combat?

Our son is an ME Junior at CSU, and in the CONG.

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Old 02-09-2011, 17:45   #42
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I glimpsed at the headlines on the local rag (The Coloradoan) and it seems the good SSG is leaving the Army and enrolling in Colorado State...I can't confirm it, but I'm sure the paper got it right...

http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20...o-Fort-Collins
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