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  1. Silver Star

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright (Image: U.S. Army)
Family of Green Beret Killed in Niger Ambush Receives His Silver Star

Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright's family accepted the nation's third-highest award for valor at a ceremony in Santa Claus, Georgia.

A Marine staff noncommissioned officer was awarded the Silver Star for braving enemy fire to stop a vehicle-borne bomb that was heading toward him and his men. (Cpl. Reece Lodder/Marine Corps)
A Marine Raider Was Awarded the Silver Star for Taking Out an ISIS Car Bomb

A Marine special operator received the nation's third-highest valor award after his heroism in Iraq saved his comrades' lives...

Retired Maj. Gen. John Admire (right) handshakes retired Maj. Edward F. Wright (left) at Portland, Ore., Feb. 1, 2019. Wright was awarded the medal for his actions on Aug. 21, 1967. (Andy O. Martinez/U.S. Marine Corps)
Vietnam Veteran Who Ordered His Marines to Fix Bayonets Receives Silver Star

Maj. Edward Wright led a 30-man reaction force against North Vietnamese fighters to save an Army convoy and Marines.

Marine 1st Lt. Travis Manion was killed during an April 2007 firefight in Fallujah, Iraq. A request has been made to Defense Secretary Mattis to upgrade Manion's Silver Star to a Navy Cross, in recognition of his extraordinary valor under fire. (Photo courtesy of Travis Manion Foundation)
Lawmaker Urges Mattis to Upgrade Fallen Marine Officer's Silver Star

Marine 1st Lt. Travis Manion posthumously received the Silver Star, but was originally nominated for the Navy Cross.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Lewis, a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, stands after receiving the Silver Star from USAF Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 19, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)
Airman Christopher Lewis Receives Silver Star for Mosul Heroism

Lewis was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in a 10-hour long firefight during the Mosul offensive.

Chief Master Sgt. Michael R. West, assigned to the 720th Operational Support Squadron, will receive the Silver Star, the military's third-highest valor award, during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, on Dec. 15, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Airman to Receive Silver Star Upgrade for Afghanistan Heroics

Chief Master Sgt. Michael R. West will receive the country's third-highest medal for valor in a Dec. 15 ceremony.

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