(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: 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 pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant Steven D. Hail, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with Company C, 2d Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan on 25 April 2012. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.