The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Sergeant First Class Foister D. Miracle (ASN: RA-17290065), United States Army, for heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy of the United States while serving with Company C, 10th Engineer Combat Battalion, 3d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Korea. On 25 January 1952, near Small-arms-dong, Korea, Sergeant Miracle, with his Platoon Leader and another enlisted man, were assigned the detail of cleaning a roadway of anti-personnel mines. While proceeding cautiously through the suspected mine area approximately 30 yards in advance of the other two members of the detail, Sergeant Miracle heard an explosion to his immediate rear and upon turning saw one of the men lying helplessly on the ground. When the Platoon Leader proceeded to make his way to the wounded man, he activated another mine which seriously wounded him. Without hesitation, and cognizant of the fact that one miss step might cost him his life, Sergeant Miracle fearlessly ran to the side of the wounded men and rendered first aid by applying tourniquets to stop the bleeding. Having rendered all aid possible, he then left the mine field to summon medical aid. Returning with a stretcher detail, he carefully led them through the mine field to the positions of his wounded comrades and aided in their expedient evacuation to the Battalion Aid Station. Sergeant Miracle’s heroic and courageous actions were instrumental to saving the lives of two of his comrades and reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.