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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team

    Division:

    1st Armored Division

    Action Date:

    May 14, 2013

    DOD Listing at www.valor.defense.gov

    (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 Sergeant Sean Landers, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with Company A, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, on 14 May 2013 in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. Sergeant Landers rescued three injured soldiers from his company after they came under attack by IEDs in Afghanistan. His 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.