List of decorated Americans from the Iraq War in Al Anbar Governorate

This is a complete list of United States Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines who were awarded the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, or Navy Cross in the Iraq War in Anbar Province. An asterisk after a recipient's name indicates that the award was given posthumously.

Name	Rank	Award	Unit	Date of action	Location	Notes
Jason Dunham*	Corporal	Medal of Honor	3rd Battalion 7th Marines	April 22, 2004[1]	Husaybah	Falling on a grenade to save nearby Marines in Karabilah.[1]
Michael Monsoor*	Master-at-Arms Second Class	Medal of Honor	SEAL Team 3	September 29, 2006[2]	Ramadi (Second Battle)	Falling on a grenade to save nearby sailors.[2]
Rafael Peralta*	Sergeant	Navy Cross[a]	1st Battalion 3rd Marines	November 15, 2004[3]	Fallujah (Second Battle)	Falling on a grenade to save nearby Marines.[3]
	Chief Warrant Officer Three	Distinguished Flying Cross	36th Combat Aviation Brigade	February 11, 2007[4]	Ramadi	Placed himself in the direct line of enemy fire in order to protect a disabled waterborne patrol in the Euphrates River.[4]
	Staff Sergeant	Distinguished Service Cross	United States Army Special Operations Command	April 26, 2004[5]	Fallujah (First Battle)	Provided medical attention to US Marines during a firefight, executed evacuation of injured Marines while under direct enemy fire preventing further casualties.[6]
	Master Sergeant	Distinguished Service Cross	United States Army Special Operations Command	April 26, 2004[7][8]	Fallujah (First Battle)	Defended position against enemy fighters during evacuation of wounded Marines in Fallujah.[7][8]
	Second Lieutenant	Distinguished Service Cross	1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment	September 27, 2006[9]	Ramadi (Second Battle)	For extraordinary courage on September 27, 2006 in Hīt, Iraq.[9]
	Lance Corporal	Navy Cross	3rd Battalion 5th Marines	November 10, 2004[10]	Fallujah (Second Battle)	Conducted one-man attack against group of insurgents, despite being wounded in the process.[10][b]
*	Corporal	Navy Cross	3rd Battalion 5th Marines	December 12, 2004[11]	Fallujah (Second Battle)	Aggressive engagement of a platoon-sized enemy in close-quarters combat.[11]
	Sergeant	Navy Cross	1st Reconnaissance Battalion	April 7, 2004[12]	Fallujah (First Battle)	Led five Marines in an attack through an open field to eliminate ten insurgents; shielded a wounded Marine with his own body while applying first aid.[12]
	Lance Corporal	Navy Cross	3rd Battalion, 25th Marines	May 7, 2005[13]	Haditha	Evacuated five dead or wounded Marines under heavy enemy fire during an ambush.[13]
	Lance Corporal	Navy Cross	1st Battalion 8th Marines	November 25, 2004[14]	Fallujah (Second Battle)	Engaged insurgents while simultaneously evacuating three wounded Marines under fire.[14]
	Lance Corporal	Navy Cross	2nd Battalion 1st Marines	June 18, 2004[15]	Fallujah	Jumped on a fellow Marine to protect him from a grenade.[15]
*	Lance Corporal	Navy Cross	1st Battalion 9th Marines	April 22, 2008[16]	Ramadi	Died defending his post against a suicide truck bomb and undoubtedly helped save the lives of more than 50 Marines and Iraqi policemen.[16]
Bradley Kasal	First Sergeant	Navy Cross	3rd Battalion 1st Marines	November 13, 2004[17]	Fallujah (Second Battle)	Directly led squad of Marines in heavy close-quarters urban combat, despite sustaining multiple wounds.
	Sergeant	Navy Cross	3rd Battalion 5th Marines	December 23, 2004[18]	Fallujah (Second Battle)	Personally led three assaults against enemy forces during a two-hour battle.[18]
Aubrey McDade	Sergeant	Navy Cross	1st Battalion 8th Marines	November 11, 2004[19]	Fallujah (Second Battle)	For single-handedly evacuating three wounded Marines in a close-quarters engagement.[19]
	Sergeant	Navy Cross	1st Reconnaissance Battalion	April 7, 2004[20]	Fallujah (First Battle)	Despite rocket and machine gun fire directed at him, knelt in the open, held his position and provided covering fire while a wounded Marine was being evacuated.[21]
	Corporal	Navy Cross	3rd Battalion 1st Marines	November 13, 2004[22]	Fallujah (Second Battle)	Fought off group of insurgents, including in hand-to-hand combat while simultaneously providing first aid for wounded Marines.[22]
	Lance Corporal	Navy Cross	2nd Battalion 1st Marines	November 16, 2005[23]	Ubaydi (Steel Curtain)	Helped save the lives of a dozen Marines while killing four insurgents in heavy close-quarters urban combat.
*	Captain	Navy Cross	1st Reconnaissance Battalion	April 7, 2004[24]	Fallujah (First Battle)	Killed while personally leading a series of assaults against 40-60 insurgents.[24]
	Corporal	Navy Cross	2nd Battalion 4th Marines	April 6, 2004[25]	Ramadi (First Battle)	Under heavy machine gun and rocket-propelled grenade fire, assumed command of his platoon after his commanding officer was critically wounded and led his men to covered positions; ran back across the field of fire to evacuate the injured officer and then returned to the platoon and completed their mission to reinforce an isolated squad under attack.[26]
Jeremiah Workman	Corporal	Navy Cross	3rd Battalion 5th Marines	December 23, 2004[27]	Fallujah (Second Battle)	Personally led three separate assaults to rescue a group of trapped Marines, despite being wounded in the process, and killing twenty-four insurgents.[27]
*	Corporal	Navy Cross	2nd Battalion 8th Marines	April 22, 2008[28]	Ramadi	Died defending his post against a suicide truck bomb and undoubtedly helped save the lives of more than 50 Marines and Iraqi policemen.[28]

Silver Star[]

This is an incomplete list of United States Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines who were awarded the Silver Star in the Iraq War in Anbar Province. An asterisk after a recipient's name indicates that the award was given posthumously.

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