Medal of Honor

The 2011 Ellis Island Award Ceremony honored SSgt Salvatore Giunta, pictured with the band. He is the first living person to receive the United States Armed Forces' highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for actions that occurred since the Vietnam War. Giunta was cited for saving the lives of members of his squad on October 25, 2007 during the War in Afghanistan. (MA ANG Photo/MSgt Thomas Moriarty)

Medal of Honor

U.S. Marine Corps photo by /Released 110507-F-ZL584-002.JPG

May 8, 2011

The 2011 Ellis Island Award Ceremony honored SSgt Salvatore Giunta, pictured with the band. He is the first living person to receive the United States Armed Forces' highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for actions that occurred since the Vietnam War. Giunta was cited for saving the lives of members of his squad on October 25, 2007 during the War in Afghanistan. (MA ANG Photo/MSgt Thomas Moriarty)

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