For conspicuous
gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call
of duty. As a platoon leader in the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile),
1st Lt. Marm demonstrated indomitable courage during a combat operation.
His company was moving through the valley to relieve a friendly unit
surrounded by an enemy force of estimated regimental size. 1st Lt. Marm
led his platoon through withering fire until they were finally forced to
take cover. Realizing that his platoon could not hold very long, and
seeing four enemy soldiers moving into his position, he moved quickly
under heavy fire and annihilated all 4. Then, seeing that his platoon
was receiving intense fire from a concealed machine gun, he deliberately
exposed himself to draw its fire. Thus locating its position, he
attempted to destroy it with an antitank weapon. Although he inflicted
casualties, the weapon did not silence the enemy fire. Quickly,
disregarding the intense fire directed on him and his platoon, he
charged 30 meters across open ground, and hurled grenades into the enemy
position, killing some of the 8 insurgents manning it. Although
severely wounded, when his grenades were expended, armed with only a
rifle, he continued the momentum of his assault on the position and
killed the remainder. His se lfless actions reduced the fire on his
platoon, broke the enemy assault, and rallied his unit to continue
toward the accomplishment of this mission. 1st Lt. Marm's gallantry on
the battlefield and his extraordinary intrepidity at the risk of his
life are in the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and reflect great
credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of his country.
God Bless Him!
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