A true Hero, in any language, in any country God Bless SSGT Rob Miller

At only 24-yrs old — the youngest member of A Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Rob, quickly earned a reputation for taking on difficult challenges and leading from the front. He did this and more on 25 January 2008. While conducting a combat reconnaissance patrol through Afghanistan’s Gowardesh Valley on January 25, 2008, SSG Miller and his small element of U.S. and Afghan National Army Soldiers engaged a force of 15 to 20 insurgents occupying prepared fighting positions. SSG Miller initiated the assault by engaging the enemy positions with his vehicle’s turret-mounted grenade launcher while simultaneously providing detailed descriptions of the enemy positions to his command, enabling effective, accurate close air support. Following the engagement, he led a small squad forward to conduct a battle damage assessment. As the group neared the small, steep, narrow valley that the enemy had inhabited, a large, well-coordinated insurgent force ini...