Salvatore Giunta

Learning about Salvatore Giunta genuinely left me at a loss for words. A native of Clinton, Iowa, he saved the lives of his squad members in Afghanistan in 2007 and became the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since Vietnam. The roll call of his decorations, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, reads like a map of everything he endured. He's a different kind of notable figure than the entertainers we usually feature, but I wanted to record him here with real respect. He reportedly lives quietly now, yet the fact that someone could act for others in such extremity carries a weight nothing else does.

Name (English)

Salvatore Giunta

Name (Japanese)

サルヴァトーレ・アウグスティノ・ギュンター

Reading

さるゔぁとーれ・あうぐすてぃの・ぎゅんたー

Born

January 21, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Ox

Origin

Clinton, Iowa, United States

Occupation

military personnel

High school

John F. Kennedy High School

University

Colorado State University

Awards & achievements

• Medal of Honor
• Bronze Star Medal
• Purple Heart
• Combat Infantryman Badge
• National Defense Service Medal
• Afghanistan Campaign Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore%20Giunta
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q928981

Tags

• Iowa
• military personnel

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.