Robert James Miller (October 14, 1983 – January 25, 2008) was a United States Army Special Forces soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the War in Afghanistan.

He enlisted as a Special Forces trainee on August 14, 2003 and graduated from Infantry Basic Training and Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia, on January 6, 2004.

[7] On January 25, 2008, ODA 3312 embarked on a pre-dawn joint combat patrol with Afghan National Security Forces in the Kunar Province near the Pakistan border.

Miller began laying down fire from his vehicle's MK 19 grenade launcher; when it was disabled, he switched to the mounted M240 machine gun, all the while identifying enemy positions for an airstrike.

While crossing an exposed area, insurgents dug-in behind cover sprung an ambush and poured rifle, machine gun, and rocket-propelled grenade fire down at them.

Cut off and alone, Miller continued to push the fight, calling out enemy positions for his teammates while engaging them until he had expended all of his SAW ammo and his last grenade.

In all, the firefight lasted seven hours and required a quick reaction force's reinforcements and additional close air support to finish the engagement.

While conducting a combat reconnaissance patrol through the Gowardesh Valley, Staff Sergeant Miller and his small element of U.S. and Afghan National Army soldiers engaged a force of 15 to 20 insurgents occupying prepared fighting positions.

As point man, Staff Sergeant Miller was at the front of the patrol, cut off from supporting elements, and less than 20 meters from enemy forces.

Staff Sergeant Miller’s heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty, and at the cost of his own life, are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.