The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V” to Staff Sergeant Roger David Marsh, United States Marine Corps, for meritorious servicer in connection with operations against insurgent communist (Viet Cong) forces in the Republic of Vietnam, while serving as a Platoon Sergeant with Company A, and subsequently with Company C, Eleventh Engineer Battalion, THIRD Marine Division, from 25 February 1967 to 11 March 1968. Throughout this period, Staff Sergeant Marsh performed his duties with exemplary professional skill and resourcefulness. In his initial assignment, he demonstrated outstanding leadership and engineering skill in supervising his men in the maintenance of the vital supply route from Ca Lu to Khe Sanh. Despite the constant threat of enemy attack, Staff Sergeant Marsh supervised extensive maintenance on the route, built twenty-two bypasses, constructed seven bridges, and repaired seven others. On numerous occasions, he exposed himself to enemy fire o assist besieged units in evacuating casualties and utilized his platoon to conduct road clearing missions and construct bunkers, tactical defenses, and minefields. Reassigned to Company C on 22 November 1967, he continued to perform his duties with distinction, demonstrating exceptional skill and determination in providing the direction for the prompt and efficient construction of vital defensive blocking positions south of the Demilitarized Zone. On one occasion, when his platoon was separated form the forward elements of a convoy by enemy fire, Staff Sergeant Marsh quickly evacuated his wounded platoon commander and several other Marines, deployed the remainder of his unit to defensive positions throughout the night and, despite his own painful ankle injury, rejoined the convoy the following morning. Staff Sergeant Marsh’s outstanding professionalism, leadership, and unwavering devotion to duty contributed significantly to the accomplishment of his unit’s mission and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Military Service and reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Naval Service. (Staff Sergeant Marsh is authorized to wear the Combat “V.”)