(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 (Armor) John Taynton Murchison, Jr., 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 Murchison distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions while serving as Executive Officer of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, and subsequently as Assistant Chief of Staff of the 1st Infantry Division, in action against the enemy from 1968 to 1970. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Murchison, 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.