--- title: "Green Berets receive dozens of combat awards for ‘valorous actions’ during Afghanistan deployment" description: "Troops from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) received three Silver Stars, seven Bronze Star Medals with Valor device and 17 Army Commendation Medals with Valor device for their 'valorous actions' during a 2018 deployment to Afghanistan." date: "2020-01-10" modified: "2020-01-10" authors: - name: "David Roza" job_title: "YouTube Writer/Editor" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/green-beret-valor-awards-afghanistan/" categories: - "Afghanistan" - "Army" - "Around the World" - "Military Branches" - "News" tags: - "central command" - "special operations command" --- # Green Berets receive dozens of combat awards for ‘valorous actions’ during Afghanistan deployment ![]() A group of elite Green Berets has received dozens of combat awards, including three Silver Stars, for their "valorous actions" during a 2018 deployment to Afghanistan, the Army [announced]() on Thursday. Troops from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) received three Silver Stars, seven Bronze Star Medals with valor devices and 17 Army Commendation Medals with valor devices during an awards ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida on Thursday, the Army [said]() in a press release. Maj. Daniel Lessard, a spokesman for 1st Special Forces Group Command (Airborne), told Task & Purpose that soldiers from the unit also received 21 Purple Hearts, bringing to the total number of combat awards to [nearly 50](). "The valor we are recognizing today happened at the most tactical level — face to face fighting, close quarters combat, hand grenade range," said Col. Steven Marks, deputy commander of 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), during the ceremony, [according]() to an Army press release. "This is a reminder that even in the modern age, warfare is still about courage under fire, having the mental sharpness to operate with expertise in the worst of times and taking action to protect your brother, your team and your partners," he added. The 7th SFG(A) earned their awards during a six-month deployment with the Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan in support of Operation Resolute Support in 2018. During the deployment, the unit "stabilized the security situation throughout the country prior to Afghan parliamentary elections and set conditions to advance a negotiated peace with the Taliban," Case said. According to the release, the 7th SFG(A) prevented enemy forces from seriously threatening or capturing any provincial capital during the deployment, a feat which had not been accomplished in years, [according]() to the Armystatement. "As a witness on the ground during this time, I can speak for the incredible progress over a six-month period these brave men achieved to bring stability to an unstable nation," Marks. The battalion operated alongside numerous coalition partner force units, elements from 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), and personnel from the 717th Ordinance Company, which is located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, according to the release. ## Author David Roza is a former scriptwriter and reporter for the Task & Purpose YouTube channel, and he also wrote articles about military pay, benefits, health care, child care, culture, and other personnel topics on a freelance basis. Roza previously covered the Air Force and Space Force for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023 and for Air & Space Forces Magazine from 2023 to 2025. In the course of that reporting, he has set off a ‘Hollywood explosion’ with Air Force bomb techs, turned the (unarmed) keys of a nuclear missile bunker, hovered over the Nevada desert on an Air Force rescue helicopter, and got the best sleep of his life on the floor of a C-17 over the central Pacific. Share tips and story ideas with David at [david.roza@teamrecurrent.io]()