19 Silver Stars awarded…
On the 12 DEC 19 US Army Special Forces soldiers were awarded Silver Stars by LTG John F. Mulholland, Jr. which was the largest number of Silver Stars awarded since the Vietnam War…
After reviewing and recanting the individual situations, said Lt. Gen. John F. Mulholland, commander of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, who presented the awards to the Soldiers. “Where do we get such men? There is no finer fighting man on the face of the earth than the American Soldier. And there is no finer American Soldier than our Green Berets.”
The Silver Star Medal is awarded in recognition of a valorous act performed during combat operations while under direct fire from enemy forces. It may also denote an accomplishment of a heroic nature in direct support of operations against an enemy force.
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