Medal of Honor Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty CD enclosed History - $20 - (New Madrid, MO)
This book is in excellent condition. The dust cover shows a little wear and tear around the edges and there is a short Christmas greeting from a father to his son in the front of the book. There is also a CD about this book attached to the back cover that has never been listened to. This publication retailed for $45.00 in 2006. Detailed item infoSynopsisOn November 16, 2010, Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta became the first livingperson since the Vietnam War to receive the United States highest military decoration,and he rightly takes his place in the pages of this third edition ofMedal ofHonor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty. There are only 84 living recipients ofthis highest decoration for valor, and in this acclaimed book each is captured witha contemporary portrait by award-winning photographer Nick del Calzo and profiledin moving text by National Book Award nominee Peter Collier.First published on Veterans Day 2003 to glowing reviews, energetic crosscountryevents, fantastic sales that generated 13 printings, and instant national bestsellerstatus,Medal of Honorhas now been updated and augmented to include newessays plus: Letters from all living presidents A foreword by Brian Williams A profile and portrait of Sergeant GiuntaThere are also essays by Tom Brokaw, Senator John McCain, and Victor DavisHanson, and a multimedia DVD with historic footage and first-person reflections ofthese valiant men s ultimate acts of courage. The Medal of Honor recipients in thebook fought in conflicts from World War II to Afghanistan, serving in every branchof the armed services, and here is their ultimate record. On October 25, 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 incl…
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