Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty

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Artisan Books, Jan 1, 2006 - Biography & Autobiography - 295 pages

On October 25, 2010, Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta became the first livingÊperson since the Vietnam War to receive the United StatesÕ 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 ofÊHonor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty. The book includes 144 contemporary portraits of recipients by award-winning photographer Nick Del Calzo and profiles by National Book Award nominee Peter Collier.ÊFirst published on Veterans Day 2003, this New York Times bestseller has now been updated and augmented to include newÊessays 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 DavisÊHanson, and a multimedia DVD with historic footage and recipientsÕ first-person reflections. The Medal of Honor recipients in theÊbook fought in conflicts from World War II to Afghanistan, serving in every branchÊof the armed services.
 

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Common terms and phrases

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Bibliographic information

TitleMedal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty
Photographs byPeter Collier, Nick Del Calzo
ContributorCongressional Medal of Honor Foundation
Editionillustrated
PublisherArtisan Books, 2006
ISBN1579653146, 9781579653149
Length295 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / Military
History / Military / General
  
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