MOH (Posthumosly) to be Awarded to SSG Miller 3rd SF Group, Oct 6

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Additional info on SSG Miller's actions soon to follow:


White House: Medal of Honor for Green Beret


The Associated Press

Posted : Thursday Sep 9, 2010 13:47:19 EDT

WASHINGTON — The White House said Thursday that President Obama will present a posthumous Medal of Honor to an Army sergeant from Pennsylvania.

Obama will present the medal to the parents of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller on Oct. 6 at the White House, according to administration officials.

According to the White House, the Harrisburg, Pa., native, a resident of Oviedo, Fla., at the time of his death, performed heroically in Afghanistan on Jan. 25, 2008, by showing courage and valor when he sacrificed his own life to help the others.

Miller, 24, was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), out of Fort Bragg, N.C