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 pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Specialist Fifth Class Wesley Ira Goswick (ASN: US-53419995), United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations against an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. On 18 May 1967 Specialist Fifth Class Goswick distinguished himself while serving as a Combat Medic in a search and destroy operation near the Cambodian border. The company made contact with a North Vietnamese Army force estimated at regimental size in well-concealed and well-fortified positions. A furious fire fight ensued and the enemy began inflicting casualties. Specialist Fifth Class Goswick was moving quickly from position to position aiding the wounded when he heard a call for help from two men who had been hit and lay in a small clearing. As enemy bullets hit the ground around him he made his way to the men, treated them and then began to move them to safer positions. As he was carrying the first man to safety he received a leg wound, but this did not stop him. He retrieved the other man and sustained an arm wound, but his undying concern for the welfare of his comrades drove him onward. Despite intense pain he continued to make his rounds. When a call came from outside the perimeter, he responded quickly and advanced through intense enemy fire to the soldier’s side. Even as the enemy advanced, he began to help the man back to safety. A round struck him in the shoulder but this stopped him only momentarily. As he neared the perimeter another bullet hit him and he was mortally wounded. Specialist Fifth Class Goswick’s dauntless courage and intense dedication to the mission of a Combat Medic are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.