The President of the United States of America, authorized by Executive Order 11046, 24 August 1962, takes pleasure in presenting the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V” to Staff Sergeant Armando Rosales, Jr., United States Army, for exceptionally valorous actions while serving as Weapons Sergeant, Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha 7322, Special Operations Task Force-South, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM on 11 March 2014. Staff Sergeant Rosales’ selfless action, disregard for his own wellbeing, and courage under enemy fire was instrumental in assisting partnered force elements achieve mission success as they fought through an ambush in pursuit of enemy elements and forced insurgent retreat. His actions are in keeping with the finest traditions of military heroism and reflect distinct credit upon himself, the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, the Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan and the United States Army.