<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Meyer, Dakota Dakota Meyer </Td> <Td> Marine Corps </Td> <Td> E-5! Sergeant </Td> <Td> Ganjgal, Kunar Province </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 09 - 08 - 0000 September 8, 2009 </Td> <Td> Embedded Training Team 2 - 8 </Td> <Td> Defied order from superiors and rescued 23 Afghan Allies and 13 Americans in the Battle of Ganjgal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Miller, Robert James Robert James Miller † </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-6! Staff Sergeant </Td> <Td> Nari District, Kunar Province </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 01 - 25 - 0000 January 25, 2008 </Td> <Td> 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group </Td> <Td> Fatally shot while diverting gunfire from Taliban forces in Afghanistan so that his fellow soldiers could escape . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Monti, Jared C. Jared C. Monti † </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-7! Sergeant First Class </Td> <Td> Gowardesh, Nuristan Province </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 06 - 21 - 0000 June 21, 2006 </Td> <Td> 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division </Td> <Td> Killed while trying to rescue a wounded soldier from intense small arms and rocket - propelled grenade fire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Murphy, Michael P. Michael P. Murphy † </Td> <Td> Navy </Td> <Td> O - 03! Lieutenant </Td> <Td> Near Asadabad, Kunar Province </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 06 - 28 - 0000 June 28, 2005 </Td> <Td> SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 </Td> <Td> Led a four - man reconnaissance team in a fight against superior numbers, exposed himself to hostile fire in order to call for help </Td> </Tr>

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