Sgt. Sal Giunta to retire[*]…

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  February 10th at 04:00 PM  | 

…for those who need their memory jogged, Staff Sergeant Sal Giunta received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Afghanistan; he’s the first living recipient of the MoH since the Vietnam War. And apropos of absolutely nothing, if I’m reading his biography right Sgt. Giunta is from Iowa’s Second Congressional district, which is Dave Loebsack’s.  Loebsack is a three-termer who came pretty close | Read More »

SSG Salvatore Giunta, Hero

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  November 16th at 02:42 PM  | 

I’ve been afraid for some time now that none of us would ever again witness the Medal of Honor being awarded to a soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine who survived the actions which earned him or her our nation’s highest military honor. This is not, of course, due to a dearth of courage, valor, or heroism in those who wear our country’s uniform today. Posthumous | Read More »