If you want to jump to a section in the guide highlight the brackets and letters or numbers in the table of contents, hit CTRL and F, click down once or twice and it should jump to that section. I will do my best to give all info on the multiplayer, and eventually single player campaign, parts of this game. The ceremony to award the medal to Giunta will happen at a later date, said a release on the White House's web site.YES NO This guide was created by Hector Madrigal on October 12, 2010. Robert Miller will be awarded the medal posthumously in October. Murphy were awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan. Smith, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Giunta is among eight servicemembers who have been named as recipients of the medal of honor as a result of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, though prior recipients received the honor posthumously. "His demonstrated valor was in keeping with the finest traditions of military heroism." David Petraeus, then the commander of U.S. "Specialist Giunta's selfless disregard for his own safety while defeating a determined enemy ambush and rescuing his comrades was of the quality and nature of previous Medal of Honor recipients," wrote Gen. Mendoza, Giunta's efforts during the incident were deemed worthy of the Medal of Honor. Though Brennan later died of his injuries, as did fellow Soldier Spc. "I started to perform buddy aid, cutting away his ruck and pulling the release tab of his (vest) and removing it," Giunta said. The Soldier and his squad leader, Gallardo, helped keep Brennan alive until medics could arrive, by assisting in respiration and by helping to stop his bleeding. "Both turned and ran, I was only able to kill one."Īs a result of that effort, Giunta was able to reach Brennan and find that he was still alive, despite injuries from multiple gunshot and shrapnel wounds. Brennan's body about ten meters from where he was initially wounded," Giunta said. "While running, I engaged both (enemies) with what was left of the mag I had in my weapon, which was about 15 rounds. What he saw were two of the enemy carrying Brennan's body away from the ambush site. In an effort to find Brennan, Giunta crested a hill and isolated himself from the rest of the Soldiers and the protection they provided. Giunta, during his effort to aid Brennan and Eckrode, found the two had become separated - Brennan was not near Eckrode, where he had originally fallen. The team threw hand grenades at the enemy in order to stop their attack long enough to move forward to assist their fallen comrades. Casey."Īfter ensuring that Gallardo was safe, Giunta moved his unit forward to destroy the enemy's ambush and to make contact with the downed Soldiers Brennan and Eckrode. "Giunta dragged me back to cover where he already had his team online suppressing the enemy with his automatic rifleman, Pfc. Giunta, without hesitation, ran into the open area to get me cover while we were both taking extremely effective small arms and machine-gun fire," wrote Gallardo in a sworn statement about the event. "Thinking I fell because I was wounded, Spc. That round destroyed the Shoulder launched multipurpose assault weapon-disposable he was carrying. He was also hit on his back, near his shoulders. During that effort, he was hit in the chest, though he was protected by his body armor.
Giunta first came to the aid of his squad leader, Gallardo, and pulled him to safety. Giunta made efforts, without regard for his own safety, to assist all three injured Soldiers and was himself hit by enemy fire in the process. Franklin Eckrode - were injured by the enemy fire. Two of the Soldiers in Giunta's unit - Sgt. "Everyone in our squad had a round go through their equipment or clothes in some way, or was wounded or killed," said Spc. It was then, serving as part of 1st Platoon, Battle Company, 2/503 (Airborne) Infantry, that he and his team were ambushed by Anti-Afghan Forces armed with AK-47s, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
25, 2007, in the Korengal Valley's Gatigal Spur in Afghanistan that he earned the nation's highest honor. 9, from President Barack Obama, letting him know he will be that Medal of Honor recipient due to the efforts he made in Afghanistan to save the lives of fellow Soldiers, even though doing so put his own life in the balance. 13, 2010) - A Soldier who bounded forward to recover wounded during an ambush in Afghanistan will be the Army's first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam conflict. 9, from President Barack Obama, letting him know he will soon recieve the Medal of Honor due to the efforts he made in Afghanistan to save the lives of fellow Soldiers, even though doing so put his own li.
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