Salvatore Giunta Didn’t Want to Be a Hero
About this episode
The episode tells the story of Salvatore Giunta's heroic actions in Afghanistan and his journey of living with those experiences.
On a moonlit mountaintop in Afghanistan, Salvatore Giunta ran through a hailstorm of bullets to save a fellow soldier– his best friend– from capture. It was a heroic decision, but Sal didn’t see it that way. This is the story of an extraordinary band of brothers– and how Sal learned to live with what he did. We’re committed to making Medal of Honor even better, and you can help! Leave your feedback for the show by filling out our listener survey at http://bit.ly/mohsurvey Episode bibliography: Giunta, Salvatore and Joe Layden. Living with Honor: A Memoir. Threshold Editions, December 4, 2012. https://www.amazon.com/Living-Honor-Memoir-Salvatore-Giunta/dp/1451691467 . Junger, Sebastian. “Into the Valley of Death.” Vanity Fair , January 2008. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/01/afghanistan200801 . Edwards, Elisabeth. “Korengal Valley: Why the Region Is Nicknamed the ‘Valley of Death’.” War History Online, Oct 24, 2022. https://www.warhistoryonline.com/articles/korengal-valley.html . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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