Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller was awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday.
Sgt. Miller’s unit was ambushed by a group of about 100 insurgents in the Gowardesh Valley of Afghanistan on January 25, 2008. Miller’s unit was pinned down and exposed to devastating fire.
Miller radioed to his fellow troops to seek cover. He then charged the enemy, killing at least 10 insurgents and giving the Afghan and U.S. troops a chance to move to a safer spot, according to U.S. Army reports.
By the way, the award was posthumous; Sgt. Miller was killed in the firefight.
(NYT article.)
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