[U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta and speaks on his courageous actions against an armed enemy in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan in October 2007].

President Barack Obama describes the actions of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta in Afghanistan, during a ceremony at the White House. An unidentified speaker reads the official Congressional citation as the President presents the medal to Sergeant Giunta. U.S. Army...

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Other Authors: Obama, Barack (Speaker), Carver, Douglas L. (Speaker)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Whitehouse.gov, [2010]
Subjects:
Giunta, Salvatore.
Medal of Honor > Biography.
Courage > Afghanistan.
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Biography.
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Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (23 min., 35 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
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President Barack Obama describes the actions of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta in Afghanistan, during a ceremony at the White House. An unidentified speaker reads the official Congressional citation as the President presents the medal to Sergeant Giunta. U.S. Army Major General Chaplain Douglas L. Carver delivers the invocation and the benediction.
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Call Number:Voice 16210
Playing Time:00:23:35
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Recorded in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 16, 2010.