- SURNAME
Cahill
- FORENAME
Scott E.
- UNIT
75th Ranger Regiment (Task Force 20)
- RANK
Sergeant First Class
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Iraq, 2nd April 2003
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant First Class Scott E. Cahill, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against an armed hostile force while serving as a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment, Task Force 20, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM in Iraq on 2 April 2003. Sergeant First Class Cahill repeatedly put himself in the line of enemy fire as he moved to multiple observation positions. He then moved within close proximity of the enemy in order to destroy equipment and personnel. Sergeant First Class Cahill is responsible for the destruction of numerous Iraqi enemy personnel, tanks, armored personnel carriers and equipment. Sergeant First Class Cahill's gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
