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Fallen Green Beret James F Moriarty receives Silver Star posthumously – Soldier of Fortune Magazine

  Staff Sgt. Matthew Lewellen, Staff Sgt. Kevin McEnroe, Staff Sgt. James Moriarty. (U.S. Army) via Army Times Wed Jan 28 Fallen Green Beret James F. Moriarty will be posthumously awarded the Silver Star today, on his birthday, for his gallantry on 4 Nov. 2016, in Jordan. “Staff Sgt. Moriarty’s selflessness, personal courage, and tactical expertise were directly responsible for the survival of another Green Beret. His courage under fire reflects great credit upon himself, the 5th Special Forces Group – Airborne, and the United States Army.” His family will accept the medal. U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Initially Jordan classified the killings as a mistake as the shooter believed he was following the rules of engagement after one of the US soldiers accidentally fired his weapon in the vehicle as they approached the Base.

Backbone of steel : Slain Green Beret receives Silver Star four years after attack in Jordan

‘Backbone of steel’: Slain Green Beret receives Silver Star four years after attack in Jordan January 27 Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty, pictured wearing a closed-circuit underwater breathing apparatus during his combat diver training, posthumously received the Silver Star Wednesday for his courage in Jordan. (Courtesy of Moriarty family) Army Staff Sgt. James Moriarty shouted in Arabic for the gate guard at the entrance to Jordan’s King Faisal Air Base to stop firing at him and a fellow Green Beret. But the gunman, armed with an M-16 rifle, ignored the pleas and charged the two Americans anyway. Moriarty, crouched near a barricade, leaned forward and was shot twice as he fired his own pistol directly at the Jordanian, who, unlike the Americans, was wearing body armor.

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