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 pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Captain (Military Police Corps) Chester Lloyd Lee (ASN: OF-103928), United States Army, for gallantry in action. Captain Lee distinguished himself on 1 April 1966 while serving as Commanding Officer of Company C, 716th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Group, while he was conducting early morning checks of his troops on duty at security posts in the Saigon-Cholon area, Republic of Vietnam. At approximately 0500 hours, while driving his vehicle in the area, Captain Lee observed Viet Cong terrorists attempting to detonate a bomb at the Victoria Hotel which is a billet for housing American officers. With complete disregard for his personal safety, Captain Lee dauntlessly conducted a frontal assault on the Viet Cong terrorists, repeatedly exposing himself to intense and deadly accurate automatic weapons fire. During the course of action, Captain Lee was wounded in his upper and lower right leg. Despite the severity of his wounds, he continued to deliver fire on the insurgents at the same time attempting to control his vehicle. Captain Lee, having expended his ammunition, continued the assault until he was mortally wounded by a burst of hostile fire as his vehicle came to a halt opposite the terrorist position. Captain Lee’s unimpeachable valor in the face of hostile fire, minimized the Viet Cong efforts of attack on the hotel, forced their hasty withdrawal, and made possible the subsequent capture of a terrorist along with an automatic weapon. Captain Lee’s gallantry in action was in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.