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Subject = AWARD RECOMMENDATONS                                            

Folder Title = AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS                                                                           

Parent Organization = 1 MEF       

Unit  = 2ND MARDIV  

Box ID = BX600094

File Cabinet = Week-51 

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                                      PROPOSED CITATION

            The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting
        the SILVER STAR MEDAL to

                             LIEUTENANT COLONEL BRIAN M. YOUNGS


                                 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS


        for service as set forth in the following
        CITATION:

            "For    conspicuous gallantry and        intrepidity in action during
        OPERATION DESERT STORM while serving as the Commanding Officer, 2d
        Battalion,    2d Marines,     attached to 6th Marines(-)(Rein), 2d Marine
        Division, FMF in the Emirate of Kuwait from 24-27 February 1991. Moving
        to an exposed vantage point in full view of the enemy, Lieutenant
        Colonel Youngs directed his forces in a violent and sustained attack
        against enemy forces defending heavily fortified positions protected by
        two complex minefields. Leading his men forward under continuous enemy
        fire,    he breached his two assigned breach lanes within the heavily
        defended minsfield only to find an Iraqi brigade strongpoint directly to
        his front. Unable to maneuver around the position, he forged ahead with
        a violent and massive forward assault into the enemy trench lines and
        fortifications,     overrunning the brigade position and causing the enemy
        to flee or surrender. Aggressively and relentlessly he maneuvered his
        battalion in pursuing the enemy for grueling three days, never allowing
        them a chance to organize a defense or conduct a counterattack
        of any significance. His rapid advance and successful blockade of a
        major highway on the outskirts of Kuwait City devastated the fleeing
        enemy force and helped ensure the early liberation of the city. His
        actions resulted in over 100 enemy vehicles and heavy weapons destroyed
        or captured and over 2000 enemy soldiers captured. By his daring
        actions and loyal devotion to duty in the face of personal risk,
        Lieutenant Colonel Youngs upheld the highest traditions of the United
        States Naval Service.'


                                               For the President,
























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Subject = AWARD RECOMMENDATONS
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 24-MAR-1997