Navy Petty Officer First Class Amilcar Rodriguez, a corpsman previously assigned to 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, shakes hands with MARSOC commander Maj. Gen. Paul E. Lefebvre during an awards ceremony at MARSOC Headquarters June 24, 2011, in which he was awarded the Silver Star for his extraordinary heroism while conducting combat operations in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan Nov. 6, 2009. The Silver Star is the nation's third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. - Navy Petty Officer First Class Amilcar Rodriguez, a corpsman previously assigned to 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, shakes hands with MARSOC commander Maj. Gen. Paul E. Lefebvre during an awards ceremony at MARSOC Headquarters June 24, 2011, in which he was awarded the Silver Star for his extraordinary heroism while conducting combat operations in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan Nov. 6, 2009. The Silver Star is the nation's third-highest military decoration for valor in combat.

Maj. Gen. Paul E. Lefebvre, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command presents Chief Petty Officer Jeremy K. Torrisi, a hospital corpsman with 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion with the Silver Star Medal in Court House Bay's gymnasium, Jan 21. Torrisi recieved the medal for heroic actions ni Afghanistan on June 26. 2008 - Maj. Gen. Paul E. Lefebvre, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command presents Chief Petty Officer Jeremy K. Torrisi, a hospital corpsman with 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion with the Silver Star Medal in Court House Bay's gymnasium, Jan 21. Torrisi recieved the medal for heroic actions ni Afghanistan on June 26. 2008