(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain Kevin W. Mott, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against an armed hostile force while serving as a platoon leader with the 2d Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in action against an armed and heavily fortified enemy from 28 March 2011 to 6 April 2011, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. Captain Mott’s unit was surrounded by enemy insurgents. He repeatedly put himself in the line of enemy fire so his unit could move and eventually helped to call in a guided bomb strike to end the enemy attack. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.