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Salvatore Augustine GiuntaBorn January 21, 1985 (1985-01-21) (age 25)

Staff Sergeant Salvatore GiuntaPlace of birthClinton, IowaAllegianceUnited StatesService/branchUnited States ArmyYears of service2003--presentRankStaff SergeantUnit2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat TeamBattles/warsWar in AfghanistanAwardsMedal of Honor

Bronze Star

Purple Heart

Salvatore Augustine Giunta (born January 21, 1985) is a staff sergeant in the United States Army. He is the first living person to receive the United States military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for actions that occurred since the Vietnam War. Giunta was cited for saving members of his squad on October 25, 2007 during the War in Afghanistan.

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• 1 Personal life
• 2 Military career
  • 2.1 Medal of Honor action
  • 2.2 Medal of Honor award
• 3 Awards and decorations
  • 3.1 Medal of Honor Citation
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Personal lifeBorn in Clinton, Iowa, on January 21, 1985, in a family of Italian descent,[1] Giunta grew up in Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha. His parents, Steven, a medical equipment technician, and Rosemary, a preschool teacher, live in Hiawatha. He has two younger siblings, Mario and Katie.[2] Giunta attended John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids. At age 17, while working in a Subway sandwich shop, he decided to enlist and joined the Army in November 2003. He married Jennifer Lynn Mueller, a native of Dubuque, in October 2009 after several years of dating.[2][3]