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Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta...the first living recipient since that Vietnam war.
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congratz
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Though he would rather not discuss the details behind his heroic action, his story has been described by reporters embedded at the time with Giunta's unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.
Giunta's squad of eight soldiers was ambushed during a nighttime patrol in the Korengal Valley in eastern Afghanistan, an area so dangerous to American troops it had become known as the "Valley of Death."
An Army specialist at the time, Giunta survived a bullet to the chest, but his life was saved by the protective body armor he was wearing. Under fire, Giunta immediately proceeded to recover two fellow soldiers wounded in the attack who had become separated from the main part of the squad. It was after this that Giunta saw two Taliban fighters dragging away the body of another wounded soldier, Sgt. Josh Brennan, who was also one of his closest friends. Giunta threw grenades at the insurgents and after firing all his rounds forced them to drop Brennan to the ground. While under fire, he provided care to Brennan until medical help could arrive. Brennan did not survive his wounds nor did the squad's medic, Spec. Hugo Mendoza. Most of those on patrol that night suffered serious injuries.
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Pure Alpha...
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Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta...the first living recipient since that Vietnam war.
SSgt Giunta is the fvcking man! 8)
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Though he would rather not discuss the details behind his heroic action, his story has been described by reporters embedded at the time with Giunta's unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.
Giunta's squad of eight soldiers was ambushed during a nighttime patrol in the Korengal Valley in eastern Afghanistan, an area so dangerous to American troops it had become known as the "Valley of Death."
An Army specialist at the time, Giunta survived a bullet to the chest, but his life was saved by the protective body armor he was wearing. Under fire, Giunta immediately proceeded to recover two fellow soldiers wounded in the attack who had become separated from the main part of the squad. It was after this that Giunta saw two Taliban fighters dragging away the body of another wounded soldier, Sgt. Josh Brennan, who was also one of his closest friends. Giunta threw grenades at the insurgents and after firing all his rounds forced them to drop Brennan to the ground. While under fire, he provided care to Brennan until medical help could arrive. Brennan did not survive his wounds nor did the squad's medic, Spec. Hugo Mendoza. Most of those on patrol that night suffered serious injuries.
Everything right with America
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SSgt Giunta is the fvcking man! 8)
As he says "I was just doing my job" 8)
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As he says "I was just doing my job" 8)
Just like EVERY service member who deserves praise would feel. The ones talking about it.....most likely didn't do it.
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Just like EVERY service member who deserves praise would feel. The ones talking about it.....most likely didn't do it.
True,I've read that plenty of times.
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Just like EVERY service member who deserves praise would feel. The ones talking about it.....most likely didn't do it.
This reminds me of this douche bag that I used to work with several years back. He used to brag about being in spec ops as a sniper. I knew he was full of shit when he would tell stories about how he would go out on solo missions (never happens as a sniper really) and how many kills he had.
If you ever met a spec ops guy, let alone a sniper, you'd never know what he was because those guys don't say shit about what they do, this guy however loved to talk about it.
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I got that game...muiltiplayr sux but Imma wait and beat then trade it in toward black ops
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This reminds me of this douche bag that I used to work with several years back. He used to brag about being in spec ops as a sniper. I knew he was full of shit when he would tell stories about how he would go out on solo missions (never happens as a sniper really) and how many kills he had.
If you ever met a spec ops guy, let alone a sniper, you'd never know what he was because those guys don't say shit about what they do, this guy however loved to talk about it.
when you try and get a police job you usually have to sit through a review board consisting of the dept. figure heads asking the questions.....me being a Lt. i am always on this review board.....about 8 months back i was sitting in a review board when my captain asked the guy "were you in the military?" he responded "yes, but i was a SEAL so there is no paper work prove it"..everyone laughed thinking it was a joke...he then said "all of my work was classified, i cant talk about it"......this kid was only 21 years old......i called in one of my Sgt. and told him to just make a fool out of the kid....the Sgt is former SEAL, and DELTA....he made that kid cry....i couldn't believe the guy was making this shit up in a room full of people that literally has his whole life on paper right in front of them..
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Just like EVERY service member who deserves praise would feel. The ones talking about it.....most likely didn't do it.
Yeah I work with so many douches who fail to understand that...
So many "epic" stories of heroism that took place in Bagdad.............withi n the Green Zone circa 2005. ::)
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Yeah I work with so many douches who fail to understand that...
So many "epic" stories of heroism that took place in Bagdad.............withi n the Green Zone circa 2005. ::)
call of duty makes everyone a warrior these days...
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when you try and get a police job you usually have to sit through a review board consisting of the dept. figure heads asking the questions.....me being a Lt. i am always on this review board.....about 8 months back i was sitting in a review board when my captain asked the guy "were you in the military?" he responded "yes, but i was a SEAL so there is no paper work prove it"..everyone laughed thinking it was a joke...he then said "all of my work was classified, i cant talk about it"......this kid was only 21 years old......i called in one of my Sgt. and told him to just make a fool out of the kid....the Sgt is former SEAL, and DELTA....he made that kid cry....i couldn't believe the guy was making this shit up in a room full of people that literally has his whole life on paper right in front of them..
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Hahaha, I wish you'd videotaped that shit!!! LOL
hopefully he didn't get the job.
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I watched Black Hawk Down last night. Went to bed with 20 minutes to go. Good film from what i seen. being a soldier is just a job though at the end of the day IMO.
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I watched Black Hawk Down last night. Went to bed with 20 minutes to go. Good film from what i seen. being a soldier is just a job though at the end of the day IMO.
Fuck the stupid hollywood shit, watch the REAL documentary made by History channel, will grow some hair on your balls...there's one dude there, Lee Van Arsdale that is the most fucking badass dude you will ever see, he redefines the term alpha male...
those Delta operators weren't fucking around in Somalia.. the two guys that fast roped from the black hawk to put up cover for Durant were taking off somali's like it was christmas...they probably killed like 40-60 somali's on their own
when one of them got tagged he just calmly said 'shit, I'm hit' and kept firing..that's balls, holy fuck
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I give a well deserved salute to SSG Giunta. Not only did he save Brennan, he took out an HVT in the process.
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This reminds me of this douche bag that I used to work with several years back. He used to brag about being in spec ops as a sniper. I knew he was full of shit when he would tell stories about how he would go out on solo missions (never happens as a sniper really) and how many kills he had.
If you ever met a spec ops guy, let alone a sniper, you'd never know what he was because those guys don't say shit about what they do, this guy however loved to talk about it.
Apparently there's a lot of scumbags phonies out there. 50cent being one of them :-\
www.pownetwork.org/phonies/phonies1210.htm
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Fuck the stupid hollywood shit, watch the REAL documentary made by History channel, will grow some hair on your balls...there's one dude there, Lee Van Arsdale that is the most fucking badass dude you will ever see, he redefines the term alpha male...
those Delta operators weren't fucking around in Somalia.. the two guys that fast roped from the black hawk to put up cover for Durant were taking off somali's like it was christmas...they probably killed like 40-60 somali's on their own
when one of them got tagged he just calmly said 'shit, I'm hit' and kept firing..that's balls, holy fuck
my teachers are awesome 8)
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a marine is also being considered right now...
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Local Hero, Jason Dunham-nuff' said!
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when you try and get a police job you usually have to sit through a review board consisting of the dept. figure heads asking the questions.....me being a Lt. i am always on this review board.....about 8 months back i was sitting in a review board when my captain asked the guy "were you in the military?" he responded "yes, but i was a SEAL so there is no paper work prove it"..everyone laughed thinking it was a joke...he then said "all of my work was classified, i cant talk about it"......this kid was only 21 years old......i called in one of my Sgt. and told him to just make a fool out of the kid....the Sgt is former SEAL, and DELTA....he made that kid cry....i couldn't believe the guy was making this shit up in a room full of people that literally has his whole life on paper right in front of them..
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An ex brother in law of mine used to say he was Special Forces during Viet nam.. When I initially met him I had no reason to doubt him but as time went by, things just didnt add up. For example, he owned a liquor store and one day showed me the gun he kept behind the counter for protection. It was a piece of crap no name 9mm auto that NO self respecting person with any experience with firearms would have. He wore one of those fake bomber jackets with fake military patches on it... I had gone through the academy with a guy who was special forces and eventually arranged a lunch with both of them together. I didnt tell my brother in law the guy was special forces. After 5 minutes of general polite questions my friend confided in me that my brother in law was certainly a poser, but did I really want to out the guy and destroy him with all the family members.. I thought about it and let it go.. eventually he was outed by his son from another marriage... what a joke.
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This reminds me of this douche bag that I used to work with several years back. He used to brag about being in spec ops as a sniper. I knew he was full of shit when he would tell stories about how he would go out on solo missions (never happens as a sniper really) and how many kills he had.
If you ever met a spec ops guy, let alone a sniper, you'd never know what he was because those guys don't say shit about what they do, this guy however loved to talk about it.
there is a tribe in the rainforrest that instantly kills people from their own tribe if they brag about the animals/how many they killed. Bragging and putting yourself above others it Not allowed and punished by death
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I went to the Jets game yesterday and he got a 2 minute standing ovation. It was cooland he was almost tearing up.
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I went to the Jets game yesterday and he got a 2 minute standing ovation. It was cooland he was almost tearing up.
Cool 8)
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:) :D :)
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Obama - FAIL
What a disgrace.
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Dudes receives a decoration of the highest rank - only minutes before he'll log on to getbig.
Hats off to him.