Joshua Miller

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Joshua Miller, Specialist, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with the 1st Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, during combat operations in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, at Mosul, Iraq. Specialist Miller voluntarily placed himself in peril to save the life of a fellow soldier when his foot-patrol squad was ambushed by insurgents. He single- handedly fended off a 20-man assault on his squad’s position. Then, under heavy fire, he managed to rescue his vehicle commander, who was trapped in debris.