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Medal Of Honor Recipient Went Beyond The Call Of Duty

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Staff Sgt. Salvatore Guinta. (173rd Airborne Brigade Public Affairs)
Staff Sgt. Salvatore Guinta. (173rd Airborne Brigade Public Affairs)

Tuesday, Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta will be presented with the nation's highest military honor, the medal of honor.  Giunta is being honored for his bravery during a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley in 2007.  Major Dan Kearney, his commanding officer, joins to talk about what Sgt. Giunta did that night.

This segment aired on November 15, 2010.

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