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 Platoon Sergeant Alfred McCullough (ASN: RA-13520146), United States Army, for gallantry in action involving conflict with an armed hostile force on 13 May 1968 while serving as Acting Platoon Leader of the 1st Platoon, Troop A, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, in the Republic of Vietnam. On this date, Sergeant McCullough was participating in a reconnaissance in force mission when the squadron suddenly came under an intense barrage of small arms, automatic weapons and antitank rocket fire from a heavily fortified enemy position. Immediately, Sergeant McCullough moved his platoon into an assault formation in order to protect the exposed flank of the troop and then launched an intense counterattack against the concrete bunkers in which the enemy was entrenched. Upon gaining fire superiority, he led his platoon in an assault against enemy rocket teams. Disregarding the rocket fire directed at his vehicle, Sergeant McCullough completely overran the enemy positions, destroying two of the enemy’s teams and scattering the others. Upon receiving a report of heavy machine gun fire in the immediate area, Sergeant McCullough maneuvered his vehicle into a suitable position to deliver highly accurate bursts of .50 caliber machine gun fire into the hostile position, destroying the bunker and killing the occupants. Again receiving a heavy volume of rocket fire from another rocket fire team only 50 meters from his vehicle, Sergeant McCullough directed a devastating volume of fire on the enemy position and accomplished the destruction of another enemy fire team. Although wounded in the course of the intense firefight, Sergeant McCullough, disregarding his painful wounds and his personal safety, destroyed six one-man defensive positions using fragmentation grenades. Platoon Sergeant McCullough’s outstanding leadership and heroic actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.