What is Salvatore Giunta?
[[File:Salvatore Giunta portrait.jpg|thumb|Salvatore Giunta]] '''Salvatore Augustine Giunta''', born January 21 1985, used to be a [[United States Army]] soldier, and, in 2010, he received the Army's highest award, the [[Medal of Honor]]. He was the first person to get one since the [[Vietnam War]]. Giunta’s received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a fierce battle following an enemy ambush in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley in October 2007. Two U.S. soldiers, Sgt. Joshua Brennan and Spc. Hugo Mendoza, were killed in the attack. Giunta, then a specialist with Company B, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, exposed himself to heavy enemy fire to aid a fellow soldier he believed was injured during the ambush. He engaged the enemy and advanced up a hill alone and under fire. Giunta saw two insurgents carrying away a gravely injured Brennan. Giunta killed one of the insurgents and prevented the enemy from taking Brennan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/News/Article/Article/603662/medal-of-honor-recipient-says-hes-no-hero-during-defense-forum/|title=Medal of Honor Recipient Says He’s ‘No Hero’ During Defense Forum|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Giunta, Salvatore}} [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients]] [[Category:Military people from Iowa]]