Cory L. Lamoreaux

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Cory L. Lamoreaux, Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action against an armed enemy on 3 March 2002 to 4 March 2002 while serving as a Medic on an MH-47E Helicopter of the 2d Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), in support of Special Operation Forces engaged in combat actions during Operation ANACONDA, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, in Afghanistan. Master Sergeant Lamoreaux’s actions under direct enemy fire were instrumental in the survival of his comrades in the moments preceding and immediately following the shoot down of his aircraft and subsequent actions on the objective and helped set the conditions for the rescue operation of United States Forces under fire. After his helicopter, transporting U.S. Army Rangers, was shot down by enemy ground fire, Master Sergeant Lamoreaux returned fire on enemy attackers with his personal weapon, without thought for his own safety, and attempted to shield casualties with his own body.