Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Smith | 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 06.03.2016
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Harris (right), a special forces soldier with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Ken Tovo, commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Command after being awarded with the Silver Star medal June 3, 2016 at Fort Carson, Colo. Harris earned the Silver Star medal for heroic actions in Afghanistan on Sept. 13, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Smith | 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 06.03.2016
A framed Silver Star Medal and citation await presentation to Sgt. 1st Class Richard Harris, a special forces soldier with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), at his award presentation ceremony June 3, 2016 at Fort Carson, Colo. Harris earned the Silver Star for gallantry and heroic actions on Sept. 13, 2011 when he prevented a determined enemy force in Afghanistan from taking the body of......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Carter | 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 06.03.2016
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Harris (center), a special forces soldier with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), takes a moment for a photo with Lt. Gen Ken Tovo (right), commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, and Col. Isaac Peltier (left), commander of 10th SFG (A), after being presented the Silver Star medal June 3, 2016 at Fort Carson, Colo. Harris earned the Silver Star medal for......
Courtesy Photo | 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 03.07.2012
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Harris, a special forces soldier with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), pauses for a photo in 2012 at Forward Operating Base Airborne in the Wardack Province, Afghanistan. Harris was awarded with the Silver Star medal at a ceremony held June 3, 2016 at Fort Carso, Colo. for gallantry and heroic actions on Sept. 13, 2011 when he prevented a determined enemy force in......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Jorden Weir | 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 09.18.2011
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Harris (2nd from right), a special forces soldier with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), stands in front of a memorial with other members of his Special Forces Operational Detachment – Alpha to pay respect and honor his fallen team sergeant, Master Sgt. Danial “Slim” Adams, who was killed in an ambush on Sept. 13, 2011. During the ambush, Harris prevented the......
