(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 Specialist [then Private First Class] Nicholas G. Robinson, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy on 24 May 2010 while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. Specialist Robinson was working on a guard shift at the 5th Afghan Border Police compound near Combat Outpost Zerok when it came under a mortar attack. One enemy round landed 20 meters in front of the guard tower, knocking him down, and when he got back up gunfire was erupting from all around him. Specialist Robinson grabbed a machine gun, fired, and killed an insurgent who was carrying a rocket propelled grenade launcher. As the fight went on, 15 more insurgents advanced on him. He expended all of his ammunition, then grabbed an AK-47 from a nearby border policeman and continued to fire on the enemy. In the brief firefight, Specialist Robinson was able to fend off an attack by 15 to 20 enemy insurgents. 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, the 101st Airborne Division, and the United States Army.