Medal of Honor presented to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta

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2 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – President Barack Obama applauds Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta in the East Room of the White House, November 16, 2010, after presenting the Medal of Honor to him for his actions of valor during an enemy attack in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan, Oct.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

3 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta in the East Room of the White House, November 16, 2010, for his actions of valor during an enemy attack in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan, Oct. 2007. (Official Whit... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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5 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – President Barack Obama, former Medal of Honor winners, and other people in the audience recognize members of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta's unit during Giunta's Medal of Honor presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Novemb... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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8 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta talks to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates before Giunta's Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2010. Giunta is the first living veteran from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

9 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – President Barack Obama, Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta and First Lady Michelle Obama enter the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., to begin Giunta's Medal of Honor ceremony, Nov. 16, 2010. Giunta is the first living veteran from the w... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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14 / 19 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army soldier holds the Medal of Honor that President Barack Obama will place around the neck of Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, who rescued two members of his squad in October 2007 while fighting in the war in Afghanistan, at the White House... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL