Washington, D.C.- On Wednesday, January 26, the Iowa Congressional delegation will hold a ceremony to present Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta with a Joint Resolution honoring his incredible valor and courage on the battlefield. Staff Sgt. Giunta, a native of Hiawatha, Iowa, was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor, by President Barack Obama on November 16, 2010, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in Afghanistan on October 25, 2007.
Senator Daniel Inouye, who received the Medial of Honors for actions taken on April 21, 1945 at Colle Musatello, Italy, will serve as the keynote speaker. Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley will be joined by Congressmen Leonard Boswell, Tom Latham, Steve King, Bruce Braley and David Loebsack to present the Joint Resolution to Staff Sgt. Giunta on Wednesday, January 26, in the Congressional Auditorium of the Capitol Visitors Center.
WHO: Senator Daniel Inouye
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Chuck Grassley
Congressman Leonard Boswell
Congressman Tom Latham
Congressman Steve King
Congressman Bruce Braley
Congressman Dave Loebsack
U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George W. Casey, Jr.
U.S. Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta
WHAT: The presentation of a Joint Resolution honoring Iowa's own Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, recipient of the Medal of Honor.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 26, 2011. The presentation ceremony will begin at 1:45 pm.
WHERE: The Congressional Auditorium in the Capitol Visitors Center.
Senator Daniel Inouye, who received the Medial of Honors for actions taken on April 21, 1945 at Colle Musatello, Italy, will serve as the keynote speaker. Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley will be joined by Congressmen Leonard Boswell, Tom Latham, Steve King, Bruce Braley and David Loebsack to present the Joint Resolution to Staff Sgt. Giunta on Wednesday, January 26, in the Congressional Auditorium of the Capitol Visitors Center.
WHO: Senator Daniel Inouye
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Chuck Grassley
Congressman Leonard Boswell
Congressman Tom Latham
Congressman Steve King
Congressman Bruce Braley
Congressman Dave Loebsack
U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George W. Casey, Jr.
U.S. Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta
WHAT: The presentation of a Joint Resolution honoring Iowa's own Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, recipient of the Medal of Honor.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 26, 2011. The presentation ceremony will begin at 1:45 pm.
WHERE: The Congressional Auditorium in the Capitol Visitors Center.
