Medal of Honor for Wheaton North grad who died in combat

Sounded like an all around good guy.

2nd one for Wheaton residents... James Monroe

Monroe Middle School is named after him

I was telling one of my kids about this story, since he knows Coach Downie, the coach and teacher quoted in the story. When I told him how Robert Miller died, he then told me that there have been no surviving recipients of this highest military award in either the Afghanistan or Iraq wars. He attributed this to the extreme valor and bravery in the face of the enemy that the recipient demonstrates to earn the award.

This just in: At last, hero of ongoing war is alive to receive Medal of Honor


Giunta was born Jan. 21, 1985, and grew up in Iowa where his parents still reside. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in November 2003.