Winning the Medal of Honor should be enough. But Sal Giunta continues to serve.
Giunta, who's originally from Clinton, Iowa, spoke in Omaha on Monday to help raise money for "At Ease," a Lutheran Family Services-affiliated group that offers anonymous counseling and other help to troops, veterans and their families struggling with PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.
In 2007, in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, Giunta ran through what eyewitnesses called a "wall of bullets" to rescue Sgt. Josh Brennan, who was being dragged away by insurgents during a Taliban ambush. Brennan later died from his wounds.
Now out of the Army, Giunta has been giving speeches around the country. As he told The World-Herald in a recent interview, he doesn't really want to talk about his medal. But he does want to talk about the men and women serving in the U.S. military: "The Sal Giunta story is played out. But there are stories in Iraq and Afghanistan every single day that matter. That's what I try to drive home."
With that focus, it's safe to say his story hasn't played out yet.
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