by Peter Collier, Nick Del Calzo
Publication Date: November 11, 2011
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Review & Description
On November 16, 2010, Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta became the first living person since the Vietnam War to receive the United States� highest military decoration, and both he and Sergeant Leroy Petry (the second inductee) rightly take their place in the pages of this third edition of Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty. The book includes 144 recipients of the nation�s most esteemed decoration for valor, each captured with a contemporary portrait by award-winning photographer Nick del Calzo and profiled in moving text by National Book Award nominee Peter Collier. First published on Veterans Day 2003 to glowing reviews, energetic cross country events, fantastic sales that generated 13 printings, and instant national bestseller status, Medal of Honor has now been updated and augmented to include new essays plus:
� Letters from all living presidents � A foreword by Brian Williams � Profiles of Sergeant Giunta and Sergeant Petry
There are also essays by Tom Brokaw, Senator John McCain, and Victor Davis Hanson, and a multimedia DVD with historic footage and first-person reflections of these valiant men�s ultimate acts of courage. The Medal of Honor recipients in the book fought in conflicts from World War II to Afghanistan, serving in every branch of the armed services, and here is their ultimate record.
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