A Green Beret killed in a 2017 ambush by Islamic militants in Niger was awarded the Silver Star on Tuesday, the culmination of an about-face by the Army over the controversial incident in the Global ...

Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for valor in a 2017 Niger ambush. Newly surfaced body camera footage led to the upgrade of Black's initial Bronze Star.

The United States Army Special Operations Command held a Silver Star award ceremony on April 8 at Pioneer Park for 35-year-old Bryan Black, a special forces medical sergeant. Black — along with three ...