2011, publisher Greg Kofford Books released Saints of Valor: Mormon Medal of Honor Recipients that details the stories of Latter-day Saints who have received the Medal of Honor. Valor Award Sherman Fleek was awarded the U.S. Army's highest civilian decoration for bravery on May 25, 2016, by Secretary of the Army Eric K. Fanning. On May 31, 2015, while on vacation in California, Fleek was waiting to be seated at an IHOP restaurant when an armed robber entered and demanded all the money from the cashier. In a few seconds Sherman Fleek decided to rush the gunman from behind from his position in the waiting area. With no weapon, Fleek struck the armed man and knocked him across the cashier counter, then a struggle for the pistol ensued. At one point the assailant pointed the pistol at Fleek's chest. Struggling to gain control of the weapon the gunman eventually broke free and escaped with the pistol. Months later army officials at the U.S. Military Academy nominated Fleek for the Secretary of the Army Award for Valor, which was approved in the spring of 2016 and presented to him at The Pentagon in a special ceremony. The Award Citation For heroic achievement on 31 May 2015 Mr. Sherman L. Fleek was on leave visiting a restaurant when he witnessed an armed robbery in progress. Without hesitation, he tackled and fought a man robbing the cashier at gunpoint and forced the robber to flee. His actions, which saved the lives of countless patrons and employees, exemplify the Army values of duty, selfless service, and personal courage. Awards and decorations Bibliography Non-fiction: History May be Searched in Vain: A Military History of the Mormon Battalion, Spokane, Washington: Arthur H. Clark Company,2006. , Place the Headstones Where They Belong : Thomas Neibaur, WWI Soldier (Logan: Utah State University Press) Saints of Valor: Mormon Medal of Honor Recipients Greg Kofford Books, 2011. The Mormon Military Experience: 1838 to the Cold War, (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press) 2023. Novels: Called to War: Dawn of the Mormon Battalion (2010) War in the Far West: the March of the Mormon Battalion, (2011). See also Mormon Battalion Sources BYU Magazine Spring 2007 this article by Kenneth Godfrey contains a reference to an article by Fleek in the footnote BYU Conference to Salute LDS Veterans Mormon Times, Nov 3, 2011 10 "Mormons among Medal of Honor Recipients", Mormon Times, May