Damn, that narrative gave a much more detailed view to his actions.

That man had a truckload of what we call sisu!

RIP SSG Miller.

Today's Chicago Tribune. It's front page on the Herald as well.
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Chicago Tribune link - Oct 3, 2010
 

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I loved the last 2 sentences of the article - a quote by SSG Miller's mother:

"Speaking strictly as parents," Maureen Miller said, "we are humbled that a child we raised was able to demonstrate such courage, skill, leadership and clarity of mind in the most difficult of situations. For all his God-given energy and drive, Rob was still in many ways just an ordinary kid from the Chicago suburbs who did extraordinary things."

Makes ya damn proud.
Hell of a fight.
Hell of a good job.

God Bless, RIP

SSG Robert J. Miller
 

Medal of Honor to Green Beret killed in Afghan war
By MARK S. SMITH (AP) – 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON — With the war in Afghanistan about to grind past another milestone, President Barack Obama is awarding the Medal of Honor on Wednesday to an Army Green Beret killed two winters ago when his patrol was ambushed by the Taliban.

The parents of Staff Sgt. Robert Miller were scheduled to accept the nation's highest award for valor in an East Room ceremony.

The 24-year-old Miller, a native of Harrisburg, Pa., was leading a nighttime patrol of U.S. and Afghan troops in Kunar province near the Pakistan border on Jan. 25, 2008, when a much larger force of insurgents opened fire.

Comrades who survived the battle say Miller continued advancing, firing and hurling grenades, even after he was wounded twice in the chest, pinning down enemy troops as he sought to rescue the others.

"He displayed immeasurable courage and uncommon valor — eventually sacrificing his own life to save the lives of his teammates," a White House statement said.

Miller is the third U.S. service member to receive the Medal of Honor for the Afghanistan conflict.

Thursday is the ninth anniversary of the bombardment that began the post-9/11 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Since then, more than 1,200 U.S. troops have perished in the conflict, and this year is already the deadliest yet. Afghanistan is America's longest war since Vietnam.

In August, the troop surge Obama ordered last December to reverse Taliban gains reached its peak. Currently, U.S. troop strength numbers just under 95,000.

While vowing not to let Afghanistan became a haven for al-Qaida, Obama has set a deadline of next summer to start drawing down U.S. forces and handing responsibility to Afghan troops.

Associated Press writer Sagar Meghani contributed to this report.

RIP
 

Rest in Peace SSG Miller. God Bless you and your family. We won't forget.

Rest in Peace SSG Miller. May God bless you and your family.

Rest in Peace Sgt. Miller

My prayers are with the family of SSG Miller and his brothers. Rest in peace, warrior.

Wanted to pay my respect and attend a local memorial they had for him today but am not able to drive yet. My prayers are with family and friends.

Rest in peace.."Einherjar".
 

A Norse name for you. Bless you and your family.
Peace, forever Peace.

Video and Article

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/...er-medal-honor

Rest peaceably SSG Miller, for you have earned eternal peace.

I thank God that this nation can still produce men like him.

Thank you, SSG Miller, and rest in peace.

Thank you SSG Miller and God bless his family.

A friend of mine was at the ceremony yesterday to place the memorial to Ssg Miller.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/...e-miller-honor

Rest in Peace Rob. Your sacrifice will be honored.

Prayers out to the family and RIP.

I was part of the color guard, glad to be able to pay tribute to him. They had some good pics of him.