(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 Sergeant Justin Lee Young, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Squad Leader in Troop C, 5th Squadron, 73d Cavalry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, during combat operations in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, 24 March 2007, in Iraq. Sergeant Young led the initial breach into a compound in Qubbah, in Diyala Province, Iraq, where known enemy fighters were entrenched. Using night vision and infrared lights, he disarmed and detained a gate guard before pushing into the compound. He was ambushed from a distance of about 10 feet by a hidden fighter who struck Sergeant Young’s M4 three times and hit him once in his check protective plate, knocking him to the ground and spraying his neck with shrapnel. Sergeant Young killed the enemy with his damaged weapons and then, refusing medical help, got to his feet to continue the attack. He picked up a confiscated enemy AK-47 and three loaded magazines and continued to lead his team for the next five days in their mission of clearing several obstacles. The gallant actions and bold leadership of Sergeant Young, without thought for his own safety, was in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 82d Airborne Division, and the United States Army.