A native of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Miller eventually retired from the U.S. Army as a command sergeant major in 1992 before becoming a benefits counselor for the Veterans Administration.

[2] He undertook two years of airborne infantry reconnaissance work in Vietnam before volunteering for the U.S. Army Special Forces course at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.

[3] Miller also became a member of the elite and highly-secretive Military Assistance Command, Vietnam - Studies and Observations Group (MAC-V SOG).

Miller retired from the U.S. Army on December 1, 1992, as a command sergeant major, and joined the Veterans Administration where he worked as a benefits counselor.

Miller was survived by a son, Joshua; a daughter, Danielle; and a brother, Walter, of Palmer, Alaska, who is also a retired command sergeant major of the Army Special Forces.

Miller's Medal of Honor citation reads: Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Place and date: Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam Entered service at: Albuquerque, New Mexico Born: 27 January 1945 For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.

Miller, 5th Special Forces Group, distinguished himself while serving as team leader of an American-Vietnamese long-range reconnaissance patrol operating deep within enemy controlled territory.

Miller, knowing that the explosion would alert the enemy, quickly administered first aid to the wounded and directed the team into positions across a small stream bed at the base of a steep hill.

Miller's gallantry, intrepidity in action, and selfless devotion to the welfare of his comrades are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S.