Kareem N. Dockery

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant Kareem Nicholas Dockery, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as an Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader with the 2d Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Light), 4th Infantry Division, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Kunar Province, Afghanistan on 2 October 2012. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.