CAPTAIN ROBERT M. LANDRY, DSC, for extraordinary heroism in Vietnam on 8 and 9 January 1968. Then a first lieutenant commanding an Infantry company in pursuit of a group of North Vietnamese Army soldiers, his company came under heavy mortar, automatic weapons and small arms fire. Lieutenant Landry immediately regrouped his scattered troops, and then went forward alone to reconnoiter the area. Finding no suitable avenue of attack against the enemy, he began to withdraw his men. As they maneuvered toward the company command post, he spotted a sizeable enemy force penetrating deep into the company’s flank. After directing his troops to cover, he called in artillery strikes and directed them until the aggressors were dispersed. He then reorganized his men and proceeded to the command post. The commanding officer had been killed in the attack, and Lieutenant Landry reorganized the company and secured a landing zone for an evacuation helicopter. Personally directing mortar fire and his maneuver elements, he repeatedly exposed himself to intense hostile fire to supervise the evacuation of his wounded. His unit next joined forces with another company for an assault on the enemy positions. As they attacked, the North Vietnamese opened fire with mortars, automatic weapons, and small arms. Lieutenant Landry ordered his men to withdraw while he stayed in his position, relaying changes in artillery deflection to the forward observer. He returned to his unit only after both companies had safely reached their defensive positions. On the morning on 9 January, Lieutenant Landry was in charge of a reserve force. Two sister companies came under intensive enemy fire, and one sustained heavy casualties on its left flank. He maneuvered his troops across an open rice paddy, plugged the gap in the unit’s flank, and drove the attackers back. Constantly exposing himself to a continuing hostile barrage, he directed supporting fires until the battered company had safely broken all contack. Depite concentrated fire directed at him, Lieutenant Landry held his position until both sister companies had established defensive positions and all his own men had withdrawn. Through his leadership he maintained the integrity of his unit throughout the twenty-four hours of sustained heavy combat. First Lieutenant Landry’s extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.