Navy Federal Credit Union

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 Private First Class Pedro Incarnation Garcia (ASN: RA-18745539), United States Army, for gallantry in action on 5 October 1966, while serving as a Platoon Medic in Company C, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate), in the Republic of Vietnam. The company encountered a dug-in enemy force while conducting a search and destroy operation and engaged the enemy at very close range. With complete disregard for his own life and safety, Private First Class Garcia advanced through a hail of enemy small arms fire and hand grenades to treat the wounded. He dragged wounded men back to safer positions to treat them. He continued to move throughout the area exposing himself to the enemy fire on numerous occasions, completely disregarding his own wounds in order to insure that all the wounded men were cared for and prepared for evacuation. Private First Class Garcia was wounded a second time but again refused medical aid for himself and continued to treat the other wounded men until the fight ended. Private First Class Garcia’s outstanding display of aggressiveness, devotion to duty and personal bravery were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.

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