The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Sergeant Roy Millar, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of the 19th Military Police Company, Fort Carson, Colorado, on 17 May 1958, in the vicinity of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Sergeant Millar answered an emergency call from the office of the El Paso County Sheriff requesting assistance in the rescue of a young girl stranded on the bare face of a cliff some 7 miles away, and immediately enlisted help and proceeded to the bottom of the cliff. After being briefed by a local forest ranger on the best possible approach, the route was chosen and the long arduous climb began. Although seriously hindered by rock slides, pinon shrub, and rarefied atmosphere, Sergeant Millar and his companion persevered, and after approximately 90 minutes of strenuous and hazardous climbing, reached a point 200 feet above the girl who was desperately clinging to a pinon pine. Realizing that there were only seconds to spare, Sergeant Millar immediately anchored a rope to prepare for his descent, while his companion attempted to reassure the hysterical girl. When the victim stated that she could hold on no longer, Sergeant Millar rapidly secured himself to the rope and sped down the face of the cliff. Upon reaching the girl, he discovered that she had lost her grasp with one hand and was clinging to the shrub with the other. Completely aware that any further delay would cost the girl’s life, and being hampered by her panic and resistance, Sergeant Millar managed to restrain her until her energy was completely spent. Sergeant Millar then tied her to a rope, and began the ascent to safety. Several times during the attempt to reach safety he was forced to retreat to an outcropping of rock to avoid being crushed by the slides, and in the ascent was grazed on the shoulder and head by a large boulder. Sergeant Millar’s heroic efforts and unselfish regard for his own personal safety prevented the girl from falling to her death some 3000 feet below. The clear thinking, courage, and rapid action displayed by Sergeant Millar in risking his life in this extremely dangerous situation reflect distinct credit upon himself and the military service.