Staff Sgt. Robert Miller was killed in 2008 while taking fire from Taliban insurgents to protect his team, the Army says.

Oviedo, Florida (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will award the nation's highest military honor Wednesday to a Green Beret who died after willingly taking fire to protect U.S. and Afghan soldiers.
Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller, killed on January 25, 2008, will be the seventh service member to receive the Medal of Honor for actions during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Army said he fended off fire from Taliban insurgents to allow his team to fall back to a safe position. The battle took place in the village of Barikowt, near the Pakistani border.
"Miller deliberately moved forward making himself vulnerable as he engaged several enemy positions to provide suppressive fire, buying time for his teammates to take cover," the Army's website states.
"We were fish in a barrel," said Sgt. James Lodyga, Miller's commander in Afghanistan. "Enemy on right, on the left. Robby immediately started firing."
By "exposing his position repeatedly, he drew fire from more than 100 enemy fighters" and saved the lives of his fellow Green Berets and 15 Afghan soldiers, the Army said.
Miller's parents take consolation that their son gave his life so that others could live.

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