Gratitude

In an infrequent act of high class, Steven Colbert invited a soldier onto his show and spent the last third of his weekly episode interviewing him.  This soldier merited such an invitation because he had been awarded the highest metal of honor that a soldier can be given in the United States.  No other living soldier has received this award in over 40 years.

Check it out:

http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/thu-november-18-2010-salvatore-giunta