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 Sergeant First Class Scott M. Warren, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against an armed hostile force while serving in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM in Iraq, on 25 October 2005. On this date, Sergeant First Class Warren and his element conducted an assault against an enemy position. Upon entering the target building, he encountered multiple enemy fighters at close quarters. Realizing that one of them was initiating an explosive vest, rather than seek readily available cover for himself, he engaged the enemy from 5 feet away. Turning away from Sergeant First Class Warren’s accurate fire, the enemy fighter activated his explosive vest. The result of his turning away focused the explosive blast and ball bearing shrapnel away from the assault force into the other armed enemy fighters in the room and the load-bearing external walls of the building. Sergeant First Class Warren’s 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.