The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal Bryan R. Freeman, United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with the First Tank Battalion, FIRST Marine Division in Southern Kuwait during Operation DESERT STORM. On 25 February 1991, Corporal Freeman and his scout team were standing by the mark on the Landing Zone for the helicopter insert of Task Force X-Ray when the Battalion was suddenly hit by an Iraqi mechanized brigade counterattack. Hearing the beginnings of a heavy engagement, he quickly and on his own initiative moved his team through the dense fog and heavy smoke of numerous burning oil wells to a position on the Battalion’s left flank. Quickly and thoroughly surveying the battlefield, Corporal Freeman acquired three enemy tanks 2,500 meters to his front, and immediately designated them with his mule, scoring two direct hits with Hellfire missiles. Once again, he instinctively relocated his team to the Battalion’s northern flank in search of additional enemy targets. Having maneuvered his team to the heaviest fighting, Corporal Freeman acquired two additional enemy tanks, scoring another Hellfire hit. Noticing an Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) threat 7,000 meters in front of the friendly positions too late for a section of Cobras, totally oblivious of the enemy small arms fire, Corporal Freeman maintained his position, designated four Hellfires, scoring three hits and destroying the AAA threat. By his daring actions, bold initiative, and loyal devotion to duty, Corporal Freeman reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service.