- Home State: West Virginia
- Awarded: Silver Star
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During the invasion of Baghdad, Master Sgt. Miles and his team were ambushed by enemy fighters at a bridge overpass in southern Baghdad on April 7, 2003. Outnumbered 20-to-1, three members of Miles’s group got pinned down under the intense firefight and were unable to escape. Miles organized the recovery mission as the enemies continued to attack. He performed first aid on two of his team members, one of whom would have bled to death without treatment. He was able to carry both of them to safety. In all, Miles killed or directed the killing of up to 20 Saddam loyalists.
For his actions, Miles was awarded the Silver Star Medal on March 10, 2005.
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