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 Second Lieutenant (Infantry) John T. Carter (ASN: 0-54341875), United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 23rd Infantry (Mechanized), who, through a heroic effort that endangered his own life, was largely responsible for saving the life of a member of the scout platoon on 29 March 1968. The victim, having become stuck in the quicksand like mud near the Imjin River, was soon engulfed in the rapidly rising tide of the river. When it became apparent that the man could no be pulled free by ordinary means, Lieutenant Carter, realizing he could himself become trapped in the mud, entered the water to the point where the man was rapidly sinking. Lieutenant Carter remained with him for one and one-half hours, at times disappearing from sight in the rising tide, in an effort to keep the victim from going below the river surface. Due largely to his efforts, he and the victim were eventually pulled from the deadly trap by a rescue helicopter. Lieutenant Carter’s heroic effort served as an inspiration to the more than a score of rescuers on the scene and brought great credit upon himself and the military service. [This award supersedes the Army Commendation Medal awarded to Lieutenant Carter as announced in General Orders Number 89, Headquarters, Eighth United States Army, APO same Cisco 96301, dated 7 June 1968.]