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HAVE A HAPPPY THANKSGIVING , CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST MEDAL OF HONOR AWARDEE PRESENTED BY OUR US.A. COMMANDER-IN CHIEF REPRESESENTING HIS ENTIRE CREW WHICH WAS UNDER ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN
November 16, 2010
Soldier Receives Medal of Honor
by American Forces Press Service
President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor today to the first living servicemember to receive the distinction for service in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
During a White House ceremony, the commander in chief of what he called "the finest military that the world has ever known" awarded the medal to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta for heroic action in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley on Oct. 25, 2007.
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta in a White House ceremony November 16, 2010. Giunta was conducting a patrol as team leader with Battle Company, 2nd Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 503rd Infantry in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley when they were ambushed. He received the Medal of Honor for “conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity,” according the citation. Giunta is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Photo by Mike Theiler."Since the end of the Vietnam War, the Medal of Honor has been awarded nine times for conspicuous gallantry in an ongoing or recent conflict. Sadly, our nation has been unable to present this decoration to the recipients themselves, because each gave his life, his last full measure of devotion, for his country," Obama said.
"Today, therefore, marks the first time in nearly 40 years that the recipient of the Medal of Honor for an ongoing conflict has been able to come to the White House and accept this recognition in person," the president said.
The Medal of Honor is the highest military award a servicemember can receive for valor in action against a combatant force. Giunta's Medal of Honor is the eighth awarded to troops serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. The previous seven awards all have been posthumous.
"It is my privilege to present our nation's highest military decoration ... to a soldier as humble as he is heroic," the president said. "I'm going to go off script here for a second and just say, 'I really like this guy.'"
Cheers and applause followed.
"When you meet Sal and you meet his family," Obama continued, "you are just absolutely convinced that this is what America is all about. So this is a joyous occasion for me."
During Giunta's first of two tours in Afghanistan, his team leader gave him a piece of advice, Obama said: "You've just got to try to do everything you can when it's your time to do it."
The president then described the events that led to today's medal presentation.
President Barack Obama prays with Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta during a White House ceremony November 16, 2010. Giunta was conducting a patrol as team leader with Battle Company, 2nd Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 503rd Infantry in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley when they were ambushed. He received the Medal of Honor for “conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity,” according the citation. Giunta is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Photo by Mike Theiler."He was a specialist then, just 22 years old. Sal and his platoon were several days into a mission in the Korengal Valley, the most dangerous valley in northeast Afghanistan," Obama said.
Giunta was serving as a rifle team leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment. That October evening, his squad ran into an insurgent ambush.
The platoon's soldiers had spent the day in an overwatch position and were heading back to their base camp. Giunta's squad moved out first and came under enemy fire.
"It was an ambush so close that the cracks of the guns and the whiz of the bullets were simultaneous," the president said. "The Apache gunships overhead saw it all, but couldn't engage with the enemy so close to our soldiers."
When the ambush split Giunta's squad into two groups, he exposed himself to enemy fire to pull a squad mate back to cover. Later, while returning fire and attempting to link up with the rest of his squad, Giunta saw two insurgents carrying away a wounded fellow soldier, Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan.
"Sal never broke stride," Obama said. "He leapt forward, he took aim, he killed one of the insurgents and wounded the other, who ran off. Sal found his friend alive, but badly wounded. He had saved him from the enemy. Now he had to try to save his life."
Giunta provided medical aid to his wounded comrade while the rest of his squad caught up and provided security. Brennan, 22, from McFarland, Wis., died the next day during surgery. A medic, Spc. Hugo V. Mendoza, 29, of Glendale, Ariz., also died.
"It had been as intense and violent a firefight as any soldier will experience," the president said. "By the time it was finished, every member of first platoon had shrapnel or a bullet hole in their gear. Five were wounded, and two gave their lives."
Obama said Giunta is a "low-key guy" who doesn't seek the limelight.
"Your actions disrupted a devastating ambush before it could claim more lives," the president said to Giunta. "Your courage prevented the capture of an American soldier and brought that soldier back to his family. You may believe you don't deserve this honor, but it was your fellow soldiers who recommended you for it."
Obama asked members of Giunta's team from that day who were present at the ceremony to stand and be recognized.
"Gentlemen, thank you for your service," Obama said. "We're all in your debt, and I'm proud to be your commander in chief."
America's highly trained and battle-hardened servicemembers all have one thing in common, Obama said: they volunteer.
"In an era when it's never been more tempting to chase personal ambition or narrow self-interest, they chose the opposite," he said. "For the better part of a decade, they have endured tour after tour in distant and difficult places. They have protected us from danger. They have given others the opportunity to earn a better and more secure life."
Obama quoted something Giunta said shortly after he learned he would receive the Medal of Honor.
Obama said, "Now, I’m going to go off-script here for a second and just say I really like this guy. (Laughter and applause.) I think anybody -- we all just get a sense of people and who they are, and when you meet Sal and you meet his family, you are just absolutely convinced that this is what America is all about. And it just makes you proud. And so this is a joyous occasion for me -- something that I have been looking forward to." Photo by Mike Theiler."'If I'm a hero,' Sal has said, 'Then every man who stands around me, every woman in the military, every person who defends this country is.' And he's right," the president said. "This medal today is a testament to his uncommon valor, but also to the parents and the community that raised him, the military that trained him, and all the men and women who served by his side."
Today's servicemembers represent a small fraction of the nation's population, Obama said.
"But they and the families who await their safe return carry far more than their fair share of our burden. They do it in hopes that our children and grandchildren won't have to," he said. "They are the very best part of us. ... They are why our banner still waves, our founding principles still shine. They are why our country, the United States of America, still stands as a force for good all over the world."
The president stood beside the staff sergeant as the Medal of Honor citation was read, and then fastened the distinctive blue ribbon suspending the medal around Giunta's neck.
Giunta stood at attention as the crowd applauded and cheered. Finally, when the clapping continued without abating, the young man smiled.
Giunta was born Jan. 21, 1985, in Clinton, Iowa, and grew up in Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha, Iowa. His parents, Steven and Rosemary Giunta, live in Hiawatha. He has a younger brother, Mario, and a younger sister, Katie.
Giunta enlisted in the Army in November 2003, and completed basic and infantry training at Fort Benning, Ga. He married Jennifer Lynn Mueller, a native of Dubuque, Iowa, in October 2009.
Giunta completed two combat tours in Afghanistan with the 173rd, from March 2005 to March 2006 and from May 2007 to August 2008. He currently is stationed at the unit's home base near Vicenza, Italy, while the brigade is once more deployed to Afghanistan.
Giunta's wife, parents and siblings accompanied him to the White House for today's medal presentation.
Also attending today's ceremony were First Lady Michelle Obama, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, members of Congress, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr.
Here is the text of Giunta's Medal of Honor citation:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded, in the name of Congress, the Medal of Honor to Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta, United States Army. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty:
Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action with an armed enemy in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2007.
While conducting a patrol as team leader with Company B, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment, Specialist Giunta and his team were navigating through harsh terrain when they were ambushed by a well-armed and well-coordinated insurgent force. While under heavy enemy fire, Specialist Giunta immediately sprinted towards cover and engaged the enemy. Seeing that his squad leader had fallen and believing that he had been injured, Specialist Giunta exposed himself to withering enemy fire and raced towards his squad leader, helped him to cover, and administered medical aid. While administering first aid, enemy fire struck Specialist Giunta's body armor and his secondary weapon.
Without regard to the ongoing fire, Specialist Giunta engaged the enemy before prepping and throwing grenades, using the explosions for cover in order to conceal his position. Attempting to reach additional wounded fellow soldiers who were separated from the squad, Specialist Giunta and his team encountered a barrage of enemy fire that forced them to the ground. The team continued forward and upon reaching the wounded soldiers, Specialist Giunta realized that another soldier was still separated from the element.
Specialist Giunta then advanced forward on his own initiative. As he crested the top of a hill, he observed two insurgents carrying away an American soldier. He immediately engaged the enemy, killing one and wounding the other. Upon reaching the wounded soldier, he began to provide medical aid, as his squad caught up and provided security.
Specialist Giunta's unwavering courage, selflessness, and decisive leadership while under extreme enemy fire were integral to his platoon's ability to defeat an enemy ambush and recover a fellow American soldier from the enemy. Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta's extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Company B, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, and the United States Army.
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Soldier Receives Medal of Honor
by American Forces Press Service
President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor today to the first living servicemember to receive the distinction for service in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
During a White House ceremony, the commander in chief of what he called "the finest military that the world has ever known" awarded the medal to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta for heroic action in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley on Oct. 25, 2007.
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta in a White House ceremony November 16, 2010. Giunta was conducting a patrol as team leader with Battle Company, 2nd Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 503rd Infantry in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley when they were ambushed. He received the Medal of Honor for “conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity,” according the citation. Giunta is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Photo by Mike Theiler."Since the end of the Vietnam War, the Medal of Honor has been awarded nine times for conspicuous gallantry in an ongoing or recent conflict. Sadly, our nation has been unable to present this decoration to the recipients themselves, because each gave his life, his last full measure of devotion, for his country," Obama said.
"Today, therefore, marks the first time in nearly 40 years that the recipient of the Medal of Honor for an ongoing conflict has been able to come to the White House and accept this recognition in person," the president said.
The Medal of Honor is the highest military award a servicemember can receive for valor in action against a combatant force. Giunta's Medal of Honor is the eighth awarded to troops serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. The previous seven awards all have been posthumous.
"It is my privilege to present our nation's highest military decoration ... to a soldier as humble as he is heroic," the president said. "I'm going to go off script here for a second and just say, 'I really like this guy.'"
Cheers and applause followed.
"When you meet Sal and you meet his family," Obama continued, "you are just absolutely convinced that this is what America is all about. So this is a joyous occasion for me."
During Giunta's first of two tours in Afghanistan, his team leader gave him a piece of advice, Obama said: "You've just got to try to do everything you can when it's your time to do it."
The president then described the events that led to today's medal presentation.
President Barack Obama prays with Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta during a White House ceremony November 16, 2010. Giunta was conducting a patrol as team leader with Battle Company, 2nd Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 503rd Infantry in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley when they were ambushed. He received the Medal of Honor for “conspicuous acts of gallantry and intrepidity,” according the citation. Giunta is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Photo by Mike Theiler."He was a specialist then, just 22 years old. Sal and his platoon were several days into a mission in the Korengal Valley, the most dangerous valley in northeast Afghanistan," Obama said.
Giunta was serving as a rifle team leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment. That October evening, his squad ran into an insurgent ambush.
The platoon's soldiers had spent the day in an overwatch position and were heading back to their base camp. Giunta's squad moved out first and came under enemy fire.
"It was an ambush so close that the cracks of the guns and the whiz of the bullets were simultaneous," the president said. "The Apache gunships overhead saw it all, but couldn't engage with the enemy so close to our soldiers."
When the ambush split Giunta's squad into two groups, he exposed himself to enemy fire to pull a squad mate back to cover. Later, while returning fire and attempting to link up with the rest of his squad, Giunta saw two insurgents carrying away a wounded fellow soldier, Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan.
"Sal never broke stride," Obama said. "He leapt forward, he took aim, he killed one of the insurgents and wounded the other, who ran off. Sal found his friend alive, but badly wounded. He had saved him from the enemy. Now he had to try to save his life."
Giunta provided medical aid to his wounded comrade while the rest of his squad caught up and provided security. Brennan, 22, from McFarland, Wis., died the next day during surgery. A medic, Spc. Hugo V. Mendoza, 29, of Glendale, Ariz., also died.
"It had been as intense and violent a firefight as any soldier will experience," the president said. "By the time it was finished, every member of first platoon had shrapnel or a bullet hole in their gear. Five were wounded, and two gave their lives."
Obama said Giunta is a "low-key guy" who doesn't seek the limelight.
"Your actions disrupted a devastating ambush before it could claim more lives," the president said to Giunta. "Your courage prevented the capture of an American soldier and brought that soldier back to his family. You may believe you don't deserve this honor, but it was your fellow soldiers who recommended you for it."
Obama asked members of Giunta's team from that day who were present at the ceremony to stand and be recognized.
"Gentlemen, thank you for your service," Obama said. "We're all in your debt, and I'm proud to be your commander in chief."
America's highly trained and battle-hardened servicemembers all have one thing in common, Obama said: they volunteer.
"In an era when it's never been more tempting to chase personal ambition or narrow self-interest, they chose the opposite," he said. "For the better part of a decade, they have endured tour after tour in distant and difficult places. They have protected us from danger. They have given others the opportunity to earn a better and more secure life."
Obama quoted something Giunta said shortly after he learned he would receive the Medal of Honor.
Obama said, "Now, I’m going to go off-script here for a second and just say I really like this guy. (Laughter and applause.) I think anybody -- we all just get a sense of people and who they are, and when you meet Sal and you meet his family, you are just absolutely convinced that this is what America is all about. And it just makes you proud. And so this is a joyous occasion for me -- something that I have been looking forward to." Photo by Mike Theiler."'If I'm a hero,' Sal has said, 'Then every man who stands around me, every woman in the military, every person who defends this country is.' And he's right," the president said. "This medal today is a testament to his uncommon valor, but also to the parents and the community that raised him, the military that trained him, and all the men and women who served by his side."
Today's servicemembers represent a small fraction of the nation's population, Obama said.
"But they and the families who await their safe return carry far more than their fair share of our burden. They do it in hopes that our children and grandchildren won't have to," he said. "They are the very best part of us. ... They are why our banner still waves, our founding principles still shine. They are why our country, the United States of America, still stands as a force for good all over the world."
The president stood beside the staff sergeant as the Medal of Honor citation was read, and then fastened the distinctive blue ribbon suspending the medal around Giunta's neck.
Giunta stood at attention as the crowd applauded and cheered. Finally, when the clapping continued without abating, the young man smiled.
Giunta was born Jan. 21, 1985, in Clinton, Iowa, and grew up in Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha, Iowa. His parents, Steven and Rosemary Giunta, live in Hiawatha. He has a younger brother, Mario, and a younger sister, Katie.
Giunta enlisted in the Army in November 2003, and completed basic and infantry training at Fort Benning, Ga. He married Jennifer Lynn Mueller, a native of Dubuque, Iowa, in October 2009.
Giunta completed two combat tours in Afghanistan with the 173rd, from March 2005 to March 2006 and from May 2007 to August 2008. He currently is stationed at the unit's home base near Vicenza, Italy, while the brigade is once more deployed to Afghanistan.
Giunta's wife, parents and siblings accompanied him to the White House for today's medal presentation.
Also attending today's ceremony were First Lady Michelle Obama, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, members of Congress, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr.
Here is the text of Giunta's Medal of Honor citation:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded, in the name of Congress, the Medal of Honor to Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta, United States Army. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty:
Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action with an armed enemy in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 25, 2007.
While conducting a patrol as team leader with Company B, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment, Specialist Giunta and his team were navigating through harsh terrain when they were ambushed by a well-armed and well-coordinated insurgent force. While under heavy enemy fire, Specialist Giunta immediately sprinted towards cover and engaged the enemy. Seeing that his squad leader had fallen and believing that he had been injured, Specialist Giunta exposed himself to withering enemy fire and raced towards his squad leader, helped him to cover, and administered medical aid. While administering first aid, enemy fire struck Specialist Giunta's body armor and his secondary weapon.
Without regard to the ongoing fire, Specialist Giunta engaged the enemy before prepping and throwing grenades, using the explosions for cover in order to conceal his position. Attempting to reach additional wounded fellow soldiers who were separated from the squad, Specialist Giunta and his team encountered a barrage of enemy fire that forced them to the ground. The team continued forward and upon reaching the wounded soldiers, Specialist Giunta realized that another soldier was still separated from the element.
Specialist Giunta then advanced forward on his own initiative. As he crested the top of a hill, he observed two insurgents carrying away an American soldier. He immediately engaged the enemy, killing one and wounding the other. Upon reaching the wounded soldier, he began to provide medical aid, as his squad caught up and provided security.
Specialist Giunta's unwavering courage, selflessness, and decisive leadership while under extreme enemy fire were integral to his platoon's ability to defeat an enemy ambush and recover a fellow American soldier from the enemy. Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta's extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Company B, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, and the United States Army.
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Roy Lewis: Man of the Year
By Clare Farnsworth
Posted 7 hours ago
aaAs good as Roy Lewis has been on the field this season, the third-year cornerback is being honored for his contributions off the field – and joining an impressive list of Seahawks who have won the award.
Steve Largent. Jim Zorn. Dave Brown. Eugene Robinson. Mike Tice. Jacob Green. Matt Hasselbeck. Mack Strong. Shaun Alexander. Marcus Trufant.
And now, Roy Lewis.
The third-year cornerback from the University of Washington has become a member of this illustrious group by being selected as the Seahawks’ Man of the Year for 2010. The award is presented annually to the player who goes above and beyond in his charitable and humanitarian work in the community. Lewis is now in the running for the national award, which is named after the late Walter Payton.
His selection caught Lewis by surprise. But then this entire season has been a series of surprises for him. From coach Pete Carroll’s declaration during training camp that the coaches needed to find a way to infuse his energy and skills into the defense, which they have done by featuring him as a slot cornerback in the dime and Bandit packages. To being voted the special teams captain by his teammates prior to the regular-season opener. To this latest honor, which Lewis found out about Monday afternoon when he was summoned to the hallway at Virginia Mason Athletic Center were photos of the past winners are on display.
“Man, this is a surprise,” Lewis said, smiling as he saw the spot where his picture will be added. “But then you guys have been surprising me all year long. It’s just been a year of surprises and this is a really cool deal.”
Lewis, who is in his second season with the Seahawks, emerged from a strong field that also included tight end John Carlson, defensive back Jordan Babineaux, running back Justin Forsett and past winner Trufant – who also are active in the community.
“Just knowing him, what he brings to this team, what he brings to the community, it’s just a positive vibe,” said Maurice Kelly, senior director of player development and a former safety for the Seahawks. “Roy is the most positive person I’ve met.
“He’s always happy. He always comes in and he’s even keeled, he’s positive. He’s everything that you would want in a Man of the Year.”
Lewis’ area of emphasis for his community involvement is children, and it’s in his genes. His mother, Kim Lewis, is an elementary school teacher in Southern California – where Lewis grew up, and grew into a standout athlete at Narbonne High School in Harbor City.
“I’ve just got a soft spot for kids,” Lewis said. “I do the things in the community because when I was younger I didn’t have the opportunity to experience it. There’s just something about kids – just the innocence of them. You can be so much of an influence to a young person, and you never know how much of an impact that can make on their lives and the decisions they make.
“So I appreciate the opportunity. I feel privileged when I go out there and talk to the young kids. I have the opportunity to give back, so why wouldn’t I give back?”
Lewis has been giving since his days at Washington. He was a member of Omega Psi Phi, the same fraternity that Kelly belonged to – as well as teammates Russell Okung, Ben Obomanu and Babineaux; not to mention Bill Cosby.
“Ever since then, I’ve just been on a roll,” Lewis said. “Giving back, some people go out there and some people don’t. For me, it’s just a way to feel like I’m having a positive impact and using the NFL as a vehicle to touch other people’s lives.”
In addition to having his picture added to the Man of the Year hallway, a $1,000 donation will be made in his name to the charity of his choice.
“Give it to the kids,” Lewis told the group that formed his welcoming community in the Man of the Year hallway. “It’s all about the kids.”
The pictures in that hallway comprise a Who’s Who of the best players, and people, in franchise history: Norm Evans (1976), Zorn (1980), Manu Tuiasosopo (1981), Brown (1982), Paul Johns (1983), Jeff West (1984), Tice (1985-87), Largent (1988), Norm Johnson (1989), Green (1990), Robinson (1991-93 and 1995), Brian Blades (1994), Todd Peterson (1996), Rick Tuten (1997), Sam Adams (1998), Jon Kitna (1999-2000), Brock Huard (2001), Trent Dilfer (2002), Hasselbeck (2003), Strong (2004), Alexander (2005), Trufant (2006), Bobby Engram (2007), Patrick Kerney (2008) and Josh Wilson (2009).
And now, the energetic, appreciative and giving Lewis.
“As some coaches say, I’m a the-glass-is-half-full type of guy,” he said. “I’ve always had a positive outlook on life, no matter what.
“There are never bad days, there are only bad moments. And that’s kind of how I live my life, with that approach. Every day is full of sunshine, even when it’s cloudy outside.”
It’s the positive outlook he shares with the students when visits schools on Tuesdays, the players’ “off” day.
“Absolutely, and that’s my whole intention,” Lewis said. “I want to shed some light on those young guys and young women and let them know there are people out there who care about them. And that I’m just as human as they are.”
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Roy Lewis: Man of the Year
By Clare Farnsworth
Posted 7 hours ago
aaAs good as Roy Lewis has been on the field this season, the third-year cornerback is being honored for his contributions off the field – and joining an impressive list of Seahawks who have won the award.
Steve Largent. Jim Zorn. Dave Brown. Eugene Robinson. Mike Tice. Jacob Green. Matt Hasselbeck. Mack Strong. Shaun Alexander. Marcus Trufant.
And now, Roy Lewis.
The third-year cornerback from the University of Washington has become a member of this illustrious group by being selected as the Seahawks’ Man of the Year for 2010. The award is presented annually to the player who goes above and beyond in his charitable and humanitarian work in the community. Lewis is now in the running for the national award, which is named after the late Walter Payton.
His selection caught Lewis by surprise. But then this entire season has been a series of surprises for him. From coach Pete Carroll’s declaration during training camp that the coaches needed to find a way to infuse his energy and skills into the defense, which they have done by featuring him as a slot cornerback in the dime and Bandit packages. To being voted the special teams captain by his teammates prior to the regular-season opener. To this latest honor, which Lewis found out about Monday afternoon when he was summoned to the hallway at Virginia Mason Athletic Center were photos of the past winners are on display.
“Man, this is a surprise,” Lewis said, smiling as he saw the spot where his picture will be added. “But then you guys have been surprising me all year long. It’s just been a year of surprises and this is a really cool deal.”
Lewis, who is in his second season with the Seahawks, emerged from a strong field that also included tight end John Carlson, defensive back Jordan Babineaux, running back Justin Forsett and past winner Trufant – who also are active in the community.
“Just knowing him, what he brings to this team, what he brings to the community, it’s just a positive vibe,” said Maurice Kelly, senior director of player development and a former safety for the Seahawks. “Roy is the most positive person I’ve met.
“He’s always happy. He always comes in and he’s even keeled, he’s positive. He’s everything that you would want in a Man of the Year.”
Lewis’ area of emphasis for his community involvement is children, and it’s in his genes. His mother, Kim Lewis, is an elementary school teacher in Southern California – where Lewis grew up, and grew into a standout athlete at Narbonne High School in Harbor City.
“I’ve just got a soft spot for kids,” Lewis said. “I do the things in the community because when I was younger I didn’t have the opportunity to experience it. There’s just something about kids – just the innocence of them. You can be so much of an influence to a young person, and you never know how much of an impact that can make on their lives and the decisions they make.
“So I appreciate the opportunity. I feel privileged when I go out there and talk to the young kids. I have the opportunity to give back, so why wouldn’t I give back?”
Lewis has been giving since his days at Washington. He was a member of Omega Psi Phi, the same fraternity that Kelly belonged to – as well as teammates Russell Okung, Ben Obomanu and Babineaux; not to mention Bill Cosby.
“Ever since then, I’ve just been on a roll,” Lewis said. “Giving back, some people go out there and some people don’t. For me, it’s just a way to feel like I’m having a positive impact and using the NFL as a vehicle to touch other people’s lives.”
In addition to having his picture added to the Man of the Year hallway, a $1,000 donation will be made in his name to the charity of his choice.
“Give it to the kids,” Lewis told the group that formed his welcoming community in the Man of the Year hallway. “It’s all about the kids.”
The pictures in that hallway comprise a Who’s Who of the best players, and people, in franchise history: Norm Evans (1976), Zorn (1980), Manu Tuiasosopo (1981), Brown (1982), Paul Johns (1983), Jeff West (1984), Tice (1985-87), Largent (1988), Norm Johnson (1989), Green (1990), Robinson (1991-93 and 1995), Brian Blades (1994), Todd Peterson (1996), Rick Tuten (1997), Sam Adams (1998), Jon Kitna (1999-2000), Brock Huard (2001), Trent Dilfer (2002), Hasselbeck (2003), Strong (2004), Alexander (2005), Trufant (2006), Bobby Engram (2007), Patrick Kerney (2008) and Josh Wilson (2009).
And now, the energetic, appreciative and giving Lewis.
“As some coaches say, I’m a the-glass-is-half-full type of guy,” he said. “I’ve always had a positive outlook on life, no matter what.
“There are never bad days, there are only bad moments. And that’s kind of how I live my life, with that approach. Every day is full of sunshine, even when it’s cloudy outside.”
It’s the positive outlook he shares with the students when visits schools on Tuesdays, the players’ “off” day.
“Absolutely, and that’s my whole intention,” Lewis said. “I want to shed some light on those young guys and young women and let them know there are people out there who care about them. And that I’m just as human as they are.”
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