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 Specialist Fourth Class Glen R. Manley (ASN: RA-18662198), 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 Company C, 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Specialist Four Manley distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 1 November 1955 while serving as team leader within his platoon during a search and destroy mission near Di An. Moving ahead of his unit, Specialist Manley discovered a booby trap and disarmed it before his mean reached that position. During a subsequent search, a grenade was thrown among the men. Specialist Manley shouted a warning, picked up the grenade, and hurled it back towards the Viet Cong. In the following outburst of fire from the insurgents, he noticed that the most effective fire was coming from a group of bunkers and crawled on his stomach to within five meters of one of them. Again a grenade fell near him. Undaunted, he threw that grenade back into the bunker and two of his own after it. The insurgents retreated. Noticing the friendly unit removing its casualties from the field, the Viet Cong attacked again. Specialist Manley, however, had entered their bunker and prevented them from effectively striking his comrades. While his unit moved from its dangerous position to a helicopter landing zone, it received sniper fire. Fearlessly, Specialist Manley raced towards the sniper and silenced him. At the landing zone, snipers continued to harass the platoon. Completely disregarding his own safety, Specialist Manley single-handedly maintained a guard post at the tree line, protecting his unit until all of the casualties had been evacuated. Specialist Four Manley’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.