Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Action Date:

    May 27, 2009

    The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Commander ***** *****, United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as Troop Commander while assigned to a Joint Task Force in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM on 27 May 2009. Lieutenant Commander ***** displayed tremendous battlefield courage and leadership in the execution of a combat mission to capture or eliminate a senior insurgent commander who had established an enemy training camp in the region. He heroically led his troop in the systematic destruction of an encampment. Expertly maneuvering his assault force in highly restricted terrain, Lieutenant Commander ***** personally engaged multiple enemy combatants, many of whom detonated themselves with suicide vests in a last ditch effort to inflict casualties on the assault force. When enemy combatants in a prepared fighting position engaged the command element with heavy machine gun fire, he selflessly exposed himself to intense plunging fire and directed multiple dangerous close fire missions that eliminated the enemy. Lieutenant Commander *****’s bold leadership, courageous actions, and total dedication to duty reflected great credit upon him and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.