The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Specialist Fourth Class Adolph Rios, Jr. (ASN: 16779854), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, in combat operations in the vicinity of the Ho Bo Woods, Republic of Vietnam on 19 July 1966. That afternoon, Specialist Fourth Class Rios and his platoon were transported to the Ho Bo Woods in order to execute a search and destroy action. Within minutes of their heliborne landing, the unit suffered its first casualty as a result of heavy enemy sniper and mortar fire. With total disregard for his own safety, Specialist Fourth Class Rios administered first aid to the seriously wounded man and then carried him through withering enemy fire to join the remainder of the platoon. Soon after, a squad leader was hit through the collarbone and fell in an exposed area. With utter disregard for his own safety, Specialist Fourth Class Rios ran through a deadly hail of bullets and, while still exposed, began to administer first aid before carrying the squad leader to the safety of a rice paddy dike. Throughout the fight, Specialist Fourth Class Rios repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire in order to aid his wounded comrades. At one point, Specialist Fourth Class Rios was exposed from the waist up for almost five minutes as he attempted to revive a fallen comrade. When the men were finally extracted by helicopter, Specialist Fourth Class Rios stopped to assist a wounded man onto the helicopter and was seriously wounded himself. Unfazed, he assisted the man aboard and treated his wounds. Specialist Fourth Class Rios’ professional competency, devotion to duty, and steadfast courage are in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.