(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 Major (Infantry) H. Norman Schwarzkopf, United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Major Schwarzkopf distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions while serving as an Advisor with Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, in action against the enemy in 1965 and 1966. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Schwarzkopf, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

(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 a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Major (Infantry) H. Norman Schwarzkopf, United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Major Schwarzkopf distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions while serving as an Advisor with Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, in action against the enemy in 1965 and 1966. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Schwarzkopf, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

(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 a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) H. Norman Schwarzkopf, United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Lieutenant Colonel Schwarzkopf distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions while serving as Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 23d Infantry Division (Americal), in action against the enemy in March 1970. When he received word that men under his command had encountered a minefield on the notorious Batangan Peninsula, Lieutenant Colonel Schwarzkopf rushed to the scene in his helicopter, in order to make his helicopter available. He found several soldiers still trapped in the minefield. Lieutenant Colonel Schwarzkopf urged them to retrace their steps slowly, but one man tripped a mine and was severely injured. As the wounded man flailed in agony, the soldiers around him feared that he would set off another mine. Lieutenant Colonel Schwarzkopf, also injured by the explosion, crawled across the minefield to the wounded man and held him down so another soldier could splint his shattered leg. One soldier stepped away to break a branch from a nearby tree to make the splint. In doing so, he too hit a mine that killed him and the two men closest to him and severely injured Lieutenant Colonel Schwarzkopf’s artillery liaison officer. Eventually, he led his surviving men to safety, by ordering the division engineers to mark the locations of the mines with shaving cream. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Schwarzkopf, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.