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Decoration Examples
Silver Star Citation
Heroism - Posthumously
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Key Points to Writing
- PCS/PCA Decorations will be based on EPRs/OPRs
- Achievement
Decorations read like awards, and will need a narrative for justification
- DO NOT plan on making up mid-tour points
in a PCS medal
- Ask for HELP, the only person looking out for #1
is you
- The only person looking out for your Airman is YOU!
- ASK for/WRITE
a Mid Tour decoration
- WRITE!!! The more you do it, the better you
get
- Use F7 to spell check. Errors reflect badly on you and your subordinate!
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The following Silver Star for gallantry and intrepidity in action against the
enemy example has been taken from an
email submission. Please remember, the Silver Star is a DoD level award
and there is no specific service processes once it leaves the immediate chain of
command, as it is awarded by the President. If needed some location and mission information has been changed to protect myself and the
people I have received the package from. If possible, a little insight
will be given if it has been related.
If you have anything you would like to submit, please do so. Also, if
you have found this information useful, please let me know. Everyone of these
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CITATION TO ACCOMPANY THE AWARD OF
THE SILVER STAR
TO
<FNAME> <MI>. <LNAME>
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star
Medal (Posthumously) to <FNAME> <MI>. <LNAME>, Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving
as First Squad Leader, Third Platoon, Company K, Third Battalion, Fifth Marine
Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, FIRST Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central, in support of Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM on 10 November 2004. While Sergeant <LNAME> and his squad gained
entry into a building, insurgents threw a grenade from a room containing a
hardened machine gun position. Sergeant <LNAME> quickly organized and led
Marines from multiple squads across an open courtyard to eliminate the threat.
Effective enemy small arms fire forced him and the other Marines to withdraw to
a covered position while returning fire with grenades and small arms. Unfazed,
Sergeant <LNAME> re-grouped his men behind cover and attacked the building a
second time. Although wounded as he approached the position, he continued to
attack by throwing a grenade into the room and then eliminating the enemy
machine gunner with a rifle. Enemy fire and grenades again erupted from the same
room. Sergeant <LNAME> and the Marines withdrew once more, throwing grenades in
their wake. Refusing medical attention, he remained as the point man and led the
Marines in for a third assault on the enemy position. He quickly overwhelmed and
destroyed the remaining insurgents, clearing the building to the roof. His
extraordinary actions in the face of great danger destroyed a key defensive
position and prevented the enemy from inflicting serious casualties on other
Marines. By his outstanding display of decisive leadership, unlimited courage in
the face of heavy enemy fire, and utmost devotion to duty, Sergeant <LNAME>
reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the
Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
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