The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 8, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Medical Corps) Richard N. Roger (ASN: 0-5712698), United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Captain Roger distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 30 January 1968 as surgeon of a Special Forces mobile strike unit during the Lunar New Year battle for Pleiku. The unit was conducting a search and clear operation in the outskirts of the city and was pinned down by intense enemy fire, suffering numerous casualties. Captain Roger unhesitantly proceeded into the midst of the battle and began to render aid to the wounded. He crawled one hundred meters through savage automatic weapons fire to an American tank which had sustained a direct hit from an enemy anti-tank weapons. Heedless of exploding ammunition in the fiercely burning vehicle, he rescued a severely wounded crew member, administered professional medical treatment to him and directed the immediate evacuation of the other wounded tankers. Captain Roger was informed that the unit commander was seriously wounded and lying in an entirely exposed position. Braving a withering hail of bullets, he moved to the stricken officer, treated him and supervised his evacuation from the raging battlefield. He then continued his lifesaving mission until the last friendly casualty had been treated and safely evacuated. Captain Roger’s gallantry in action was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.