By Terri Moon Cronk
American Forces Press Service
President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta in a Nov. 16 White House ceremony, officials announced yesterday.
The 25-year-old noncommissioned officer -- who will be the first living soldier since the Vietnam War to receive the nation's top military honor -- learned of his selection in a Sept. 9 phone call from Obama.
Giunta was a 22-year-old rifle team leader serving in Afghanistan's...MORE
American Forces Press Service
President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta in a Nov. 16 White House ceremony, officials announced yesterday.
The 25-year-old noncommissioned officer -- who will be the first living soldier since the Vietnam War to receive the nation's top military honor -- learned of his selection in a Sept. 9 phone call from Obama.
Giunta was a 22-year-old rifle team leader serving in Afghanistan's...MORE
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