Another incredible story. SSG Sal Giunta

The story speaks for itself. A veteran of two tours in Afghanistan by the time he was 22 years old, SSG Sal Giunta is the embodiment of our Army’s Warrior Ethos: I will always place the mission first … I will never accept defeat … I will never quit … I will never leave a fallen comrade. He lived that Ethos in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley on October 25th, 2007 during Operation Rock Avalanche. On patrol at the tail end of a long operation, SPC Giunta and the rest of 1st Platoon, Battle Company, 2nd of the 503rd Airborne Infantry, traversed the treacherous Gatigal Spur in order to get into an overwatch position to provide security for the movement of other elements of the company. Despite the hardships like having to move across taxing mountainous terrain — in hostile territory — SPC Giunta and his platoon remained focused on their mission. As they moved through the mountains, a dozen well-armed, well-coordinated insurgents initiated a fierc...