- SURNAME
Lugo
- FORENAME
Martin Anthony
- UNIT
75 Ranger Regiment (Company C,1 Bn)
- RANK
Sergeant
- NUMBER
- DATE OF DEATH
19th August 2010
- AGE
24
- GRAVESITE
Holy Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum, Tucson, Arizona, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Tucson, Arizona
son of Martin Lugo and Maria Marin, Tucson, Arizona
entered service September 2004
3 x deployments Iraq, 2 x deployments Afghanistan
award Silver Star (posthumous)
WIA Logar Province, Afghanistan
DOW same day Afghanistan
DATE OF DEATH:
19-Aug-2010AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/lugo-martin-anthony.41483/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 pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant Martin A. Lugo, United States Army, for gallantry in action on 18 August 2010 during combat operations against an armed enemy of the United States, while serving as a Squad Leader. Immediately upon insertion to conduct a raid on a Taliban Commander and several armed Taliban fighters, the Assault Force received effective fire from a trench directly to the East. With the entire Assault force pinned down and taking casualties, Sergeant Lugo led his element on a flanking maneuver to destroy the enemy. As he advanced, Sergeant Lugo identified two enemy fighters engaging the assault force. Realizing the threat the enemy posed to his element, Sergeant Lugo aggressively exposed himself to kill the enemy and was mortally wounded. Sergeant Lugo's actions saved the lives of five of his teammates. Through his distinctive accomplishments, Sergeant Lugo reflected great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense. NARRATIVE TO ACCOMPANY AWARD: Sergeant Martin A. Lugo, on August 18, 2010 distinguished himself by exceptionally heroic gallantry as a Ranger Rifle Squad Leader while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Sergeant Lugo's heroic actions under effective enemy fire on an objective saved the lives of his teammates and were instrumental in the death of approximately 16 enemy fighters, the removal of an enemy commander, and the recovery of a large cache of weapons intended for use against coalition forces. Immediately after a kinetic strike on a target, the assault force inserted Rangers to the west of the target area. Team 1 consisting of Sergeant Lugo and others, were tasked with isolating the northern side of the tree-line and suppressing the enemy to allow another team to assault from the south to the north. Upon infiltration, the assault force received effective enemy fire in the vicinity of the north-south running tree line. Sergeant Lugo and Team 1 immediately laid down suppressive fire on the enemy. Realizing that the assault force was pinned down to the south and the entrenched enemy had superior cover, Sergeant Lugo began bounding up to the northern most side of the trench. Sergeant Lugo took great initiative and in doing so allowed Team 2 to move to cover behind a building. As Sergeant Lugo maneuvered towards the enemy position, he identified two enemy personnel with automatic weapons, firing upon the assault force. Knowing the threat the enemy posed to the rest of his element, Sergeant Lugo displayed gallantry under fire and with no regard to his personal safety advanced up to within meters of the enemy. Sergeant Lugo exposed himself to engage and eliminate the enemy in the trench but in doing so was mortally wounded. Sergeant Lugo's heroic actions directly saved the lives of his teammates. Sergeant Lugo's bravery under fire, courageous actions, and dedication to the safety of his teammates were exemplary. He is most deserving of the special recognition afforded by the awarding of the Silver Star Medal. Through his distinctive accomplishments, Sergeant Lugo's actions and leadership reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/54250FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57360934/martin-anthony-lugo
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