Salvatore A. Giunta > Quotes

“War is not cool, of course. It is brutal and inhuman and tragic on multiple levels. It’s also sometimes necessary.”
― Salvatore A. Giunta, Living with Honor: A Memoir by America's First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since the Vietnam War

“The Army brought me for the first time into a world with an unyielding moral compass; a world in which breaking the law results in the law breaking you right back—swiftly and without discussion. It taught me for the very first time that responsibility is a real thing and that authority matters. And you will respect it.”
― Salvatore A. Giunta, Living with Honor: A Memoir by America's First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since the Vietnam War

“is not cool, of course. It is brutal and inhuman and tragic on multiple levels. It’s also sometimes necessary.”
― Salvatore A. Giunta, Living with Honor: A Memoir by America's First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since the Vietnam War

“I signed up to fight for my country; to jump out of planes, shoot guns, and kill people.”
― Salvatore A. Giunta, Living with Honor: A Memoir by America's First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since the Vietnam War