attention to orders. the president of the united states of america, authorized by act of congress, march 3rd, 1863, has posthumously awarded the medal of honor to sergeant first class christopher a. celiz, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. sergeant first class christopher a. celiz distinguished himself while engaged with the enemy in afghanistan on july 12th, 2018. as the leader of a special purpose unit comprised of partner forces and members of the first battalion, sergeant first class celiz led an operation to clear the area of enemy forces. shortly after his team reached their final objectives, a large enemy force attacked, placed effective fire on him and his team, preventing them from maneuvering a counterattack. realizing the danger the attack