Great stories! Goosebumps here too. 
Some pics of inspiration
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Dam fellas.....
RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
Messy1
Master Sergeant
RIP!
mikewint
Captain
Under a bright Afghan moon, eight U.S. paratroopers trudged along a ridge in the Korengal Valley, unaware they were walking right into a trap. Less than 20 feet away, a band of Taliban fighters executed the ambush plan perfectly, enveloping the paratrooper squad in an explosion of bullets and grenades.
Salvatore Giunta, a 22-year-old Army specialist from Hiawatha, Iowa, was knocked flat by the gunfire; luckily, a well-aimed round failed to penetrate his armored chest plate. As the paratroopers tried to gather their senses and scramble for a shred of cover, Giunta reacted instinctively, running straight into the teeth of the ambush to aid three wounded soldiers, one by one, who had been separated from the others.
Two paratroopers died in the Oct. 25, 2007, attack, and most of the others suffered serious wounds. But the toll would have been far higher if not for the bravery of Giunta, according to members of his unit and Army officials.
On Friday, the White House announced that President Obama will award Giunta the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor. He will become the first living recipient of the medal who has served in any war since Vietnam.
Salvatore Giunta, a 22-year-old Army specialist from Hiawatha, Iowa, was knocked flat by the gunfire; luckily, a well-aimed round failed to penetrate his armored chest plate. As the paratroopers tried to gather their senses and scramble for a shred of cover, Giunta reacted instinctively, running straight into the teeth of the ambush to aid three wounded soldiers, one by one, who had been separated from the others.
Two paratroopers died in the Oct. 25, 2007, attack, and most of the others suffered serious wounds. But the toll would have been far higher if not for the bravery of Giunta, according to members of his unit and Army officials.
On Friday, the White House announced that President Obama will award Giunta the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor. He will become the first living recipient of the medal who has served in any war since Vietnam.
RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
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Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
THE STATUE
This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, home to the 4th Infantry division. It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood , Texas. The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad . Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country, he melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors. Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.
To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.
This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, home to the 4th Infantry division. It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood , Texas. The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad . Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country, he melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors. Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.
To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Wow, shame you never see that on the news.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Hey, they've moved it! Cool. Great post Chris. There is a shot of it on Page 8 in this thread when it was in the palace. Hope it makes it to Fort Hood soon.
mikewint
Captain
Aaron, read your post on page 8, you are 100% correct, but let one soldier do something wrong....
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Yeah, I know, in my opinion we would be a lot better off without the yellow backed media.
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Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
NICE!
RabidAlien
1st Lieutenant
Any idea who the two 101st troopers are?
