The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant Paul Worley, United States Marine Corps, for gallantry in action in connection with combat operations against the enemy as First Squad Leader, Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, Third Battalion, First Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, 1st Marine Division (Forward), I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Afghanistan, on 12 June 2010 in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Staff Sergeant Worley and his squad were providing flank security for a route clearance platoon as part of Operation ROADHOUSE I, designated to clear ground lines of communication and establish patrol bases in the highly kinetic, Taliban dominated area of Laki. While setting into position, the enemy initiated a coordinated attack consisting of sniper fire, rockets, and Rocket Propelled Grenades. He repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to accurately direct his squad’s fires and suppress the enemy fighting positions, enabling his squad to move to establish security in several compounds. For the next five hours, he and his Marines fought a highly contested engagement. When several machine gunners began to run low on ammunition, he personally raced between two compounds under heavy and accurate enemy fire to resupply his men. During one such movement through enemy fire, he was shot through the right thigh. Directing the Corpsman to care for a more seriously wounded Marine, he tended to his own wounds and, despite his injuries, refused medical evacuation, continuing to move about the battlefield, leading and inspiring his squad through personal bravery in the face of continued effective enemy direct fire. By his zealous initiative, courageous actions, and exceptional dedication to duty, Staff Sergeant Worley reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.