05/14/2026
We don't forget our own.
On Monday, May 18th, 3rd Special Forces Group will gather for the annual SSG Robert J. Miller Memorial 5K. We run to honor the legacy of a Green Beret who gave everything for his team and his nation.
Soldiers, families, and friends are invited to attend and pay tribute to Robbie at the 3rd Special Forces Group Headquarters.
On January 25th, 2008, while conducting a combat reconnaissance patrol through the Gowardesh Valley, Staff Sergeant Miller and his small element engaged a force of 15 to 20 insurgents occupying prepared fighting positions. While leading a small squad forward to conduct a battle damage assessment, a large, well-coordinated insurgent force initiated a near ambush.
With total disregard for his own safety, Robbie called for his men to quickly move back to covered positions as he charged the enemy over exposed ground and under overwhelming enemy fire in order to provide protective fire for his team. Ignoring his wound, he continued to push the fight, moving to draw fire from over one hundred enemy fighters upon himself.
SSG Miller’s heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty, and at the cost of his own life.
On October 6th, 2010, SSG Miller was posthumously awarded our nation’s highest award for heroism and valor; the Presidential Medal of Honor.
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United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
1st Special Forces Command - Airborne
Special Operations Recruiting Battalion, U.S. Army
U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School