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U.S. Staff Sgt. Joe Jones takes Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta for a 14,000-foot tandem skydive over Stinson Airfield, San Antonio, Jan. 6, 2011. Jones is a U.S. Army Parachute Team member. Giunta is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.

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U.S. Staff Sgt. Joe Jones takes Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta for a 14,000-foot tandem skydive over Stinson Airfield, San Antonio, Jan. 6, 2011. Jones is a U.S. Army Parachute Team member. Giunta is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.

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