Andrew Scott Harriman

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Andrew Scott Harriman, Specialist, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action as R & S Medic with Troop C, 5th Squadron, 73d Cavalry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, while under intense machine gun fire, by providing life saving medical care to a fellow Paratrooper on 5 March 2007, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Specialist Harriman’s bravery is in keeping with the finest traditions of military heroism and reflects marked distinction upon himself, the 3d Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Task Force HEADHUNTER, the 82d Airborne Division, and the United States Army.