Salvatore augustine giunta is a former united states army soldier and the first living person. Sal giunta will soon be awarded the medal of honor for his 2007 actions in afghanistan. This is the first living recipient since halloween nigh, 1972 when u. Wanted you to know that the television premiere of sebastian junger and tim hetheringtons acclaimed film, restrepo, is on monday, november 29 at 9pm etpt. War tells part of the tale of staff sergeant sal giunta, whose actions in the korengal valley made him the first living medal of honor recipient since the vietnam war. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Jul 09, 20 medal of honor winner staff sergeant sal giuntas empowering memoir describes a boy working at a subway shop who was attracted to an army recruiting center by a free tshirt, but left inspired by the thought of making a difference to the world. So if you want to watch it, it is pretty interesting if you are interested in sal. The sal giunta story on november 16, 2010, staff sergeant sal giunta of the 173rd airborne will become the first living medal of honor recipient since the vietnam war. Heres his story of what happened that day in afghanistan. Navy seal mike thornton saved his shipmates from annihilation in a mission gone wrong north of the dmz in vietnam. On november 16, 2010, staff sergeant sal giunta of the 173rd airborne will become the first living medal of honor recipient since the vietnam war.
Sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. Sebastians book war is the other half of this project and i. How is medal of honor recipient sal giunta adjusting to constant attention. Salvatore giunta is the first living soldier from the wars in iraq or afghanistan to be chosen to receive the medal of honor. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Junger is an adventurous reporter, and hetherington, an experienced warzone photographer. Reading debt i was under the impression that graeber doesnt say much for several pages, hammering on and on the same lines of thought, and then all of a sudden there is a nugget of wisdom. Mar 19, 2012 on october 25, 2007, near the korengal valley in afghanistan, specialist salvatore giunta sought out and recovered a fellow soldier who was being dragged away by two taliban. The movie focuses on a remote 15man outpost, restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. Army special forces operations sergeant with over 20 years of service with the u. On november 16, 2010, staff sergeant sal giunta of the 173rd airborne will become the first living medal of.
Restrepo was top notch ill definitely have to check this out. On october 25, 2007, near the korengal valley in afghanistan, specialist salvatore giunta sought out and recovered a fellow soldier who was being. In one moment in afghanistan, heroism and heartbreak the new. Restrepo shows afghan combat from soldiers view news. Sergeant sal giunta, whose actions in the korengal valley made him the. At stunningly close range, they had shot and killed sgt. Sal giunta, the first living recipient of the medal of honor in 40 years. Salvatore giunta, medal of honor, war in afghanistan youtube. Restrepo is not the sal giunta story, if he does appear in it, it would only be in the background. Misha pemblebelkin runs through sheets of gunfire to aid spc. Medal of honor recipient salvatore giunta tells his story.
Nobody thinks about foreign policy in restrepo, a documentary shot during the 15 months an american company fought there under almost daily fire. Junger divides his book into three sections whose names fear. Sal giunta decided to join the army almost on a whim. Soldiers spend about 2 weeks at the restrepo outpost before coming back to the main kop base where they can get a hot shower and call their family. Junger in war, tells the story of staff sergent sal giunta. The first living medal of honor winner since the vietnam war tells his story. The visits from june 2007 to june 2008 to eastern afghanistan to the korengal valley with tim hetherington resulted not only in their reports and pictures published in vanity fair in 2008 and the film restrepo 2010, but also in jungers bestselling book war 2010, which rewrites and expands upon his vanity fair dispatches. I never saw any marketing for restrepo that in any way referenced giunta or his moh, but i have seen marketing for the subsequent short sal giunta story documentary which identifies the film as made by the same people as restrepo. This excerpt, about medal of honor recipient salvatore giunta, is from the book war by sebastian junger. Medal of honor winner salvatore giunta on bravery, brotherhood.
Restrepo is a 2010 american documentary film about the afghanistan war, directed by. Shop amongst our popular books, including 12, purgatory, catholics awake. Twelve launches enhanced ebook edition of sebastian. Salvatore giunta, center, before the fight in which sgt. Salvatore sal augustine giunta was born in iowa, the winter of 1985. Restrepo is a featurelength documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of u. I, actually, in addition to restrepo, i directed a short film, a 14minute film on giunta because we had a lot of footage of him and the combat and all of that, and it is on our web site. As you may know already, one of the prominently featured stories in restrepo is that of staff sergeant salvatore giunta, who, on tuesday, november 16, will be receiving the medal of honor for his heroism and valor during combat operation. Yes, he so deserves the medal of honor and im so very grateful that this brave young man served our country. Nov 14, 2010 two days earlier, the taliban had ambushed battle company in the forests and spurs of the abas ghar ridge. Goldstein also noted another unusual hook for this enhanced e book. For war, he spent 14 months embedded with a platoon of the 173rd airborne brigade in afghanistans incredibly dangerous korengal valley between 20072008 thats where ssg sal giunta performed his heroic, medal of honorwinning acts. You would think his memoir would be filled with bravado and all.
New york it wasnt the bestselling books or the magazine articles that got sebastian junger in tight with members of the 173rd airborne. Unintended star of restrepo returns to afghanistan stripes. In one scene of sebastian jungers bestselling book war, thenpvt. Two days earlier, the taliban had ambushed battle company in the forests and spurs of the abas ghar ridge. Jones practices his golf swing while at the main kop firebase in the valley.
He enjoys reading other books on nonfiction or fiction, thrillers, action, adventure, horror, suspense, crime, drama, etc. For anyone that hasnt seen restrepo, this small piece is done by the same director. Giunta the sal giunta story giunta interviewed by the directors of restrepo. Hetherington also wrote a book about his time in the korengal, infidel, and he and jungers documentary restrepo won the grand jury prize for. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. A book about his exploits is due out tuesday des moines, iowa the hair is a little longer and hes grown a goatee, but u. Misha pemblebelkin, made famous by the documentary restrepo and the book war, has returned to kunar province in eastern afghanistan as a platoon sergeant with b company of the 3rd. Staff sergeant salvatore giunta will be awarded the medal of honor for his actions in afghanistans korengal. Thank you for your service ssg sal giunta and thank you for your.
This guy is the first living veteran to be awarded the medal of honor since the vietnam war. Blackfive national geographic exclusive restrepo footage of. Medal of honor winner staff sergeant sal giuntas empowering memoir describes a boy working at a subway shop who was attracted to an army recruiting center by a free tshirt, but left inspired by the thought of making a difference to the world. Sebastian junger remembers tim hetherington vanity fair. Its that last one the love and devotion between comrades that provides the book s most moving moments.
Living with honor by salvatore giunta, joe layden kirkus. Discover book depositorys huge selection of laura restrepo books online. It should be shown in every elementary and high school history class. For decades, author sebastian junger has been covering wars all over the world, but he never imagined that his book, war, and movie. Giunta was cited for saving the lives of members of his squad on 25 october 2007 during the war in afghanistan. A true story of men against the sea 1997, which became a bestseller. This film goes hand in hand with the book written by tims partner on the project, acclaimed author sebastian junger. His actions occurred in afghanistans korengal valley during the deployment chronicled in the movie restrepo. For his actions during the operation, staff sergeant salvatore giunta, who is not featured in the. Jul 14, 2017 sebastian junger on war and restrepo in afghanistan. On november 16, 2010, staff sergeant sal giunta of the 173rd airborne will.
Twelve launches enhanced ebook edition of sebastian jungers. They were in the korangal valley, described on cnn as the most dangerous place in the world. Sebastian junger and tim hetherington are the filmmakers. Dec, 2010 restrepo is not the sal giunta story, if he does appear in it, it would only be in the background. He is the oldest of three children of steven, a medical equipment technician, and rosemary, a preschool teacher. Staff sergeant salvatore giunta got the congressional medal of honor today, and he deserved it. Junger is the author of the perfect storm and one of the best working journalists we have today. Sebastian junger born january 17, 1962 is an american journalist, author and filmmaker. He became a paratrooper assigned to the famous 173rd airborne brigade stationed in italy.
Salvatore giunta at a book signing at a post exchange in vicenza, italy in 20. A real glimpse into the hearts and minds of those who serve. They sound like cracks and drumbeats harmless or, at least, less harmful. In an ambush in october, 2007, he, in the words of. The video of president obama presenting him with the award and the 60 minutes special are also worth watching. Laura restrepo has 27 books on goodreads with 24629 ratings. War by sebastian junger the top 10 everything of 2010 time. His memoir should be read by every young man or woman who thinks they might someday want to serve in the infantry. A soldierseye view from afghanistan restrepo chronicles the deployment of 15 soldiers into afghanistans korengal valley, considered one of the militarys most dangerous postings. Jul 02, 2010 the gunshots in restrepo dont sound like what you hear in movies. Valley duiring the deployment chronicled in the movie restrepo. If sal giunta ever has anything to promote he would be a great. Restrepo how is medal of honor recipient sal giunta. The recent tv premiere of restrepo gave me another chance to watch the film and muster some thoughts, as well as remind me to spout my opinion here.
A must see video the story of sal giunta who received the medal of honor from president obama last month. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Reprinted with permission from twelve books hachette book group, new york, ny. In one moment in afghanistan, heroism and heartbreak the. The death of an incomparable photojournalist, killed on april 20 while covering the conflict in libya, is recounted by his collaborator. Jun 30, 2010 afghanistan is a word on the news, debated in terms of our foreign policy.
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