David Lowe

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to David Lowe, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), during combat operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, in Afghanistan, on 10 June 2005. On that date, Sergeant Lowe’s team, accompanied by Afghan forces, began climbing a steep mountainside to reach an element of 82nd Airborne paratroopers fighting off pockets of enemy on all sides when they also came under fire from insurgent forces. During a six-hour firefight, Sergeant Lowe moved deliberately to aid the wounded — at one point dashing over 150 yards of open ground. He climbed an exposed rock pinnacle to shoot down a fighter who had a teammate pinned down, and helped kill six other attackers, including some who shot at his soldiers as they attempted to carry out the body of a dead comrade.