Bronze star
On a dangerous rescue mission to liberate prisoners of war in enemy territory, privates Carl Jorgenson (M.IA.) and John Rambo (M.I.A.) – who, at the time had a foot injury– volunteered to create a diversion attack against an enemy both larger in number and better equipped.
The objective of the diversion was to guarantee the survival of both the team members and the only-recently freed prisoners of war, whose rescue was the sole objective of the mission itself.
For volunteering of their own spontaneous free will for such a highly dangerous action – that would almost-certainly cost them their lives – and for having shown self-abnegation going well beyond the common call of duty, privates John Rambo and Carl Jorghnson are both awarded the bronze star for merit.