The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel Glen Edward Martin (MCSN: 0-8218), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Commanding Officer of the Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea, on 29 May 1951. When the leading platoon was pinned down by an estimated enemy battalion during an attack on a series of heavily defended hostile hill positions, Lieutenant Colonel Martin fearlessly moved forward through withering small-arms, automatic-weapons and mortar fire to the beleaguered unit. Despite the intense enemy fire, he continually moved from one position to another, shouting words of encouragement to his men. After gaining first-hand information about the hostile force, he skillfully directed air strikes on the enemy emplacements, effectively neutralizing them and permitting the battalion to continue in the attack and rout the enemy without sustaining additional casualties. By his aggressive leadership, inspiring courage and unswerving devotion to duty, Lieutenant Colonel Martin contributed materially to the success of his battalion in securing the difficult objective and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.