Tip - Is it Proper for a President to Render a Military Hand Salute?

Update: For the video where Obama salutes Marines with a coffee cup, click here.When President Obama awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to a rare living recipient of that award last year (Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta), a friend contacted me and stated he was quite offended that President Obama did not salute Sgt. Giunta. I went back and looked at the video and sure enough, he did not. In fact, he hugged Sgt. Giunta. I went back and looked at previous presidents who awarded the Medal of Honor and sure enough, they did not salute the recipients either. Hmmm...For those who are not aware, a military member who has received