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 First Lieutenant (Infantry) Robert W. Price (ASN: 0-5339082), United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. First Lieutenant Price distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions from 16 to 19 November 1968 as a platoon leader for a reconnaissance-in-force mission deep within enemy-dominated territory. When his company received a re-supply of food and ammunition on the sixteenth which could not be carried to its night position in one trip, Lieutenant Price volunteered to remain at the landing zone with one squad to guard the supplies. His small element was suddenly attacked by a numerically superior force and one man was wounded. Exposing himself to the hostile barrage, Lieutenant Price administered first aid to the injured soldier and directed his squad’s fire, successfully holding off the communists until help arrived. On the eighteenth, as his unit was crossing an open area, it was ambushed by two North Vietnamese Army companies. Although he was one of the first to be wounded, Lieutenant Price quickly deployed his men to place effective fire on the aggressors. Seeing his platoon sergeant struck down by the enemy fire, he crossed fifty meters of exposed ground to treat the man’s wounds and carry him to safety. Lieutenant Price was wounded again by grenade fragments, but continued to aid casualties and lead his troops. When an ambulance helicopter was shot down outside his company’s defensive positions, he and two comrades dashed a hundred meters through bullet-swept terrain and rescued the pilot and crew members moments before the ship exploded. Despite being wounded two more times by hostile fire, Lieutenant Price refused evacuation until his company was extracted the next morning. First Lieutenant Price’s gallantry in action was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.