Craig Hobbs

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Craig Hobbs, Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as Senior Scout with the Scout Platoon, 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, during combat operations in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, on 3 April 2003, near Karbala, Iraq. In the initial movement into Baghdad, Staff Sergeant Hobbs’ platoon made initial contact with Iraqi forces in An Najaf, before moving into Karbala. After leaving Karbala, in movement with the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry regiment, the American forces was ambushed on Route CUBS. Forced to stand and fight in place in the middle of the road after the crew of a tank in front of them abandoned their vehicle, Staff Sergeant Hobbs led his scouts in defeating the enemy force in the ambush zone wherein, had the enemy forces been successful, it would have been devastating for the scouts and for much of the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment.