The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private First Class Jeffery J. Henry (ASN: US-55826450), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam, while serving with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division. On 24 February 1966, Private First Class Henry was serving as scout observer for an armored personnel carrier. At 0300 hours, the brigade perimeter at Tan Binh, Republic of Vietnam, was attacked by three Viet Cong battalions heavily armed with mortars, anti-tank weapons, and small arms. When the insurgents maneuvered to encircle an infantry patrol some distance to the front of the perimeter, Private Henry’s armored personnel carrier and one tank immediately went to the rescue. Three rounds of recoilless rifle fire disabled his vehicle, wounding the armored personnel carrier commander and driver, thereby halting the progress of the vehicle. With complete disregard for his own personal safety, Private Henry removed the machine gun from the pedestal mount of the armored personnel carrier and engaged the hostile recoilless rifle crew from an exposed position. Despite intense small arms and hand grenade fire, Private Henry continued to engage the hostile forces placing deadly and accurate suppressive fire on the insurgents until he was ordered to evacuate the vehicle. Private Henry is credited with saving the life of the wounded tank commander by pulling him to the ground when he heard a recoilless rifle crew preparing to fire their weapons. Because of his instantaneous action, both he and the commander were only slightly wounded even though the recoilless rifle struck four feet from them. Private First Class Henry’s extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.