
SERGEANT GARY M ROSE
Sergeant Gary M Rose
distinguished himself
by acts of gallantry and
intrepidity while serving as a
Special Forces Medic with a
Special Forces Group
continuously engaged by a well-armed and numerically
superior hostile force deep in enemy-controlled territory.
the adversary sprayed the area with small arms and machine
own body to protect the casualty from further injury while
Rose carried him through the bullet-ridden combat zone
administering life-saving aid. A B-40 rocket impacted just
Sergeant Rose struggled to his feet and continued to render
aid to the other injured soldiers. During an attempted
unsuitable terrain. The medevac mission was aborted due
wounded personnel to more secure positions until they
could be evacuated. He then returned to the perimeter to
Marine door gunner was shot in the neck. Sergeant Rose
instantly administered critical medical treatment onboard
carrying Sergeant Rose crashed several hundred meters
and the personnel on board. Despite his numerous
either service.
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