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Here’s the link for Stephen Colbert’s interview of Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta.

Whatever your views of the war in Afghanistan (or of war generally), it is impossible not to be moved by Sergeant Giunta’s earnestness, humility and articulate devotion to his fellow soldiers.  His sweet sincerity and quiet bravery are impressive on their own, but in the midst of the back-biting, self-promotion and pretense of much in the public media, they are especially striking.  The soldier’s sense of his job, his mission, his pride in his training–all of it is simply incredibly interesting (to me at least).  Colbert handles the interview with his typical arch humor but also a very large dose of his particular brand of sensitivity and respect.  Worth watching.

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