The MagazineA reader points out that the -Marine featured in our cover photo three weeks ago is Captain Timothy R. Sparks, who was recently honored with a Silver Star for his actions during the Battle for Marjah in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Sparks received the medal in a September 28 ceremony at Camp Lejeune.  The official citation reads as follows: “The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain Timothy R. Sparks, United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as Company Commander, Company B, First Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan on 13 February 2010 in support of Operation MOSHTARAK. “In the early morning hours, Company B conducted a low-light heliborne assault to seize the Taliban stronghold in the Koru Chareh village. As the company maneuvered to assault the enemy positions, a like-size enemy force attacked Company B from all directions with a heavy volume of small arms and indirect fires. Undaunted by the enemy fires, Captain Sparks moved from position to position, covering hundreds of meters of open terrain in order to effectively direct his platoons. With complete disregard for his own safety, Captain Sparks led his company from the front, refusing to lose momentum and cede the initiative to the enemy. To read more, you must be a Weekly Standard Subscriber We're Sorry,
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