American Narcissus V: "I really like this guy."

In a moving ceremony yesterday at the White House, President Obama presented Army Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta with the Medal of Honor. Allahpundit has an excellent write-up (with many links) of the event and of what Sgt. Giunta did to merit the honor. As he points out, Giunta is the first living recipient since Vietnam: “Watching him smile sheepishly as the room applauds is thus hopelessly bittersweet, gratifying in that he got to enjoy the recognition he deserves but painful as a reminder that most others didn’t. A precious moment. Don’t miss it.”

The only discordant note? This moment in President Obama’s remarks:”Now, I’m going to go off-script here for a second and just say I really like this guy.”