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  OPNAV 16S013 (Rev. 3~6l BACK
  SIN O1O7.~~.O16.SO15


                                                             INSTRUCTIONS

   Bwtur~ e~'inpI~tin~ this urm see SECNAV!ST I63O.JL.                3. The Summary ul A&tion (Item 2S) Ir required in all cases in addilit"
   a. Par*' 121 and 122 c~.~p1ain Lhe preparation and submission ~r     to anatta~h~d pr'poscd citation. (doublespoce)
     a recommendation.
   b. Chjplcr 2 ~~ntains tht criteria for each award.                 4. This form should bc forwarded direetly to the authority autl~'~ri'cJ
                                                                        to approve the award recommended or to the appropriate l:leetl
  2. lnsur~ 311 bL~nks are ~~cd in and the form is dated.               l:orce C!NC (~4~icheier is lower in the chain of conimair"').


  25. SUMMARY OF ACTtON

         Luring the foggy early morning hours of -ti5 ~r~bruary l@@l.
   Corpcral Clark, demonstrated heroic action s~r.ing as a fire team
   leadc-r wlth rirst Platoon, Company 1' 3d Batt~~i-:;n, ~th Marines,
   in the Emirate of Xuwait.
        At appro>:i:nately 0730 on 25 Feb 19@l, Co::.ar~.:.:.,                         l's right flank
   was taken under heavy machinegun fire.                                  Theth:~~. fog cut
   vis~~ility tc approximate:y 50 meters.                                  An  er     armored personne:
   carrier broke from the fo~ within 100 zne%ers C-:                                .- irst Platoon's-
   line    praying the position with machinegun `;~?--~-~.                             The vehicle was
   init.'ally engaged with and turned away by swa~:                                 ``ms and light
   machine gun fire.
           on; h.     position, Cc.rp'~rai Clark coJ.'-~                              ~t an accurate
   shot    f  wi~h his AT-4 rJ~e. to the terrairs arc *:.-s~bility.
  * Rea£'iz~:.6-' thiS, he took the initiative and cr.:..:~...~ 2C) r-~ters of
   opEn ~~ound in front of the friendly positi::..£-                                  \£~`.ile sti~l
 * re ce 1 `;in g 1 S t~nse enemy f ire he moved to a                          .-     r.~ ~~here he co:~:
   acc'rate~          ire his anti-armor weapon.
           tb adc.'tional enemy mechanized veh.:.~-e:                            ...:.-..::..rin0$. arruno
    in.. .-~r-~rI.. Clark. with -c a~sistance 0:                                   - .   Marine,   f re
   h    F.  . wr.:~     exposed t-Z eneny machineg'n ::-                               The we'.:' airne
         -~ --~.`~s.-. the front 0:                     the enemy vehic~e      t:-.. ..:   at abo~t
   meters ~ro;t,      he friendl~                       po~itions.      The veir.       5 destroyed
   wne:'. : t wa:-;   truck by -~ secc;nd shot.
        ~..rpc'ra     Clark showed iitt~e regard for hi                            ..r.rsonPl safety 1.'.
           to pro.e=t his fel~ow Marines.                                he ur..L..e  .~ng.y exposed
   bimst. f  to .`:coming enemy fire.                              Corpora   t::~::    atd.'cat'.:.:..n n
   res  :.s.~e..'e-:- to the s~ t'.--. : `:.`-.                    5 a tri~~%t -.  .-    h*rc: r
   -&er    r:.-~.. .-. 3ased on Cc~:.-rr. r?                      Clark' S     t.  .~.  .~c- .` on ht' 1
   extr(..r!'!e~y dc~erving of the Bronze Star Med&'. w: -;                             om~at V.

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