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 Specialist Fourth Class [then Private First Class] Richard Sypolt (ASN: RA-13866098), United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy while serving as a Medical Aidman for the 2d Battalion, 37th Armored Division, on 8 May 1967 during a field training exercise at Hohenfels, Germany. Two unidentified men from the 3d Infantry Division rushed into the 2d Battalion, 37th Armor mess hall and reported that they heard screams from the impact area of the M-79 Grenade Launcher Range. Specialist Sypolt, a battalion Aidman, who was present in the mess hall, immediately went to the motor pool and procured an armored ambulance, and accompanied by two other Medical Aidmen rushed to the scene of the accident. Using the armored ambulance to protect themselves as much as possible from further explosions, the three Aidmen maneuvered across the two hundred meter dud infested impact area to the aid of the injured men. Completely disregarding his own safety, Specialist Sypolt dismounted the ambulance and proceeded on foot across the dud strewn impact area to the first injured man. Specialist Sypolt and the other Aidmen reached the wounded man and carried him across the dud strewn area to the ambulance. Then, unhesitatingly, Specialist Sypolt dismounted the ambulance and proceeded on foot across the dud strewn area for a second time to the other injured man who was over fifty feet from the ambulance. When the second man had been loaded into the ambulance, the vehicle was carefully driven out of the impact area to an awaiting helicopter. Although the range was not in use at the time the two men were injured, the danger of personal injury due to grenade explosions was very real. Specialists Sypolt’s valiant conduct and swift action in this hazardous situation are in the highest tradition of the United States Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the military service. [This award supersedes the Army Commendation Medal awarded to Specialist For Sypolt per General orders number 125, Headquarters, Fourth Armored Division, APO NY 09326, dated 1 April 1968.]