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Threshold Editions
December 2012
On Sale: December 4, 2012
304 pages
ISBN: 1451691467
EAN: 9781451691467
Kindle: B007EDOSRC
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Non-Fiction Memoir
There was the sound of a single bullet, and then . . .
a deafening barrage of gunfire and explosions. There were,
literally, thousands of bullets in the air at once, and more
tracers streaking across the sky than there were stars
overhead. It was a miracle that most of us weren’t killed
instantly. Staff Sergeant Salvatore,
“Sal,” Giunta was the first living person to receive the
Medal of Honor—the highest honor presented by the U.S.
military—since the conclusion of the Vietnam War. In
Living with Honor, this hero who maintains he is
“just a soldier” tells us the story of the fateful day in
Afghanistan that led to his receiving the unique honor. With
candor, insight, and humility, Giunta not only recounts the
harrowing events leading up to when he and his company fell
under siege, but also illustrates the empowering, invaluable
lessons he learned. As a seventeen-year-old
teen working at Subway, Giunta was like any other kid trying
to figure out which step to take next with his life after
graduating from high school. When Giunta walked into the
local Army recruiting center in his hometown, he just wanted
a free T-shirt. But when he walked out, his curiosity had
been piqued and he enlisted in the Army.
Deployed to Afghanistan, Giunta soon learned
from the more seasoned soldiers how “different” this war was
compared to others that America had fought. Stationed with
the 173rd Airborne Brigade near the Afghanistan-Pakistan
border in the Korengal Valley— also known as the “Valley of
Death”—Giunta and his company were ambushed by Taliban
insurgents. Giunta went into action after seeing that his
squad leader had fallen. Exposing himself to blistering
enemy fire, Giunta charged toward his squad leader and
administered first aid while he covered him with his own
body. Though Giunta was struck by the relentless barrage of
bullets, he engaged the enemy and then attempted to reach
additional wounded soldiers. When he realized that yet
another soldier was separated from his unit, he advanced
forward. Discovering two rebels carrying away a U.S.
soldier, Giunta killed one insurgent and wounded the other,
and immediately provided aid to the injured soldier. More
than just a remarkable memoir by a remarkable person,
Living with Honor is a powerful testament to the
human spirit and all that one can achieve when faced with
seemingly impossible obstacles.
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