The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Specialist Fourth Class Roger Eugene Carroll (ASN: 56547400), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in connection with military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam, while serving with Troop C, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). Specialist Fourth Class Carroll distinguished himself while serving as a member of a forward security element in support of a Ranger Team in Tay Ninh Province. As he moved along a trail, he spotted a squad of North Vietnamese setting up an ambush position. Stealthily he maneuvered into a concealed point of observation, and noting the arsenal of automatic weapons and light machine guns, he elected to act quickly to disrupt the hostile soldiers’ plan. Bursting into the ambush site, he single-handedly assaulted the emplacement, firing his machine gun at the enemy encircled around him. Although communist soldiers emerged from the underbrush to subdue him with machine gun fire, he continued to fire until he succumbed to his wounds. Specialist Fourth Class Carroll’s extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty, at the cost of his life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.