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Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta and his wife, Jennifer, stand as the audience applauds at Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Nov. 21, 2010. Giunta, who received recognition as part of the New York Jets Military Appreciation Day, is the award's first living recipient since the Vietnam War.

APPRECIATION DAY

Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta and his wife, Jennifer, stand as the audience applauds at Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Nov. 21, 2010. Giunta, who received recognition as part of the New York Jets Military Appreciation Day, is the award's first living recipient since the Vietnam War.

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