Terry William Prater

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to Terry William Prater, Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with the 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during combat operations in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, on 4 August 2004. During a series of explosions in Baghdad, Iraq, a grenade was thrown into Staff Sergeant Prater’s position, endangering the life of a comrade. Staff Sergeant Prater covered his comrade with his own body, shielding him from the explosion and taking in his own body the force of the explosion and shrapnel.