Curtis Lundgren

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Curtis Lundgren, Specialist, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade, 2d Infantry Division, during combat operations in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, on 9 June 2007, in Iraq. When Specialist Lundgren’s squad was ambushed by multiple enemy fortified positions, he braved the hailstorm of enemy bullets to rescue a comrade who was shot by insurgents. Specialist Lundgren, who was shot in the back, suppressed enemy positions, evacuated his fellow wounded squad mate, and used his body as a shield to prevent further wounds.