(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 Lieutenant Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Scott Beecher Smith, United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Lieutenant Colonel Smith distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions while serving as G-4 for the 9th Infantry Division, and subsequently as Commanding Officer of the 8th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), in action against the enemy from 1966 to 1970. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Smith, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.