The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Danny G. I. Pummill, United States Army, for heroism above and beyond the call of duty on 11 September 2001, after a hijacked airline flight, with over 30,000 pounds of jet fuel was used by international terrorists as a weapon to attack the Pentagon. Immediately after the attack, Lieutenant Colonel Pummill placed himself in harms way by going directly to Corridor Four at the point of impact to rescue fellow workers overcome by smoke. He activated alarms to notify personnel of imminent danger. Even after the second explosion and with no thought to his own safety, Lieutenant Colonel Pummill returned to Corridor Four with a fire hose in an attempt to extinguish the fire, and when the fire hose malfunctioned, he found a fire extinguisher and proceeded into the inferno in an attempt to save more lives. Reluctantly, he ceased his efforts after receiving a direct order from the Secretary of Defense to evacuate the building. Reluctantly, he evacuated the building. Lieutenant Colonel Pummill’s actions are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.