>> sergeant first class melvin morse. sergeant first class melvin morris distinguished himself by acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty while serving as commander of a strike force drawn from company d fifth special forces group airborne, first special forces during combat operations against an armed enemy in the republic of vietnam on september 17, 1969. on that afternoon staff sergeant morris' affiliated company encountered extensive enemy minefields and were engaged by a has file force. the staff sergeant learned a commander had been killed by an