The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant Brian L. Webber (MCSN: 0-95696), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action as a Platoon Commander with Company I, Third Battalion, Twenty-sixth Marines, FIRST Marine Division in the Republic of Vietnam on 4 and 8 December 1968. On 4 December, during Operation Mead River, Company I was assigned the mission of seizing a bunker complex occupied by a large North Vietnamese Army force southwest of DaNang. As the Marines assaulted the enemy positions, Lieutenant Webber’s platoon came under a heavy volume of automatic weapons fire and sustained numerous casualties. Rapidly assessing the situation, Lieutenant Webber deployed his men into defensive positions and boldly directed their fire while simultaneously employing supporting arms against the hostile emplacements. After directing the evacuation of the casualties, he fearlessly exposed himself to intense enemy fire as he aggressively led an assault against the hostile bunkers and successfully routed the North Vietnamese soldiers. During a similar operation on 8 December 1968, his unit came under a heavy volume of sniper fire from a well-concealed enemy force. Ignoring the hostile rounds impacting near him, Lieutenant Webber directed his platoon in suppressing the hostile fire and was fearlessly moving about the hazardous terrain assisting injured Marines when he was mortally wounded. By his courage, superior leadership and unfaltering devotion to duty, Lieutenant Webber contributed significantly to the accomplishment of his unit’s mission and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.