umb ents ▁ ▁President : ▁Ham id ▁Kar za i ▁ ▁First ▁Vice ▁President : ▁A hm ad ▁Z ia ▁Mass oud ▁▁ ▁Second ▁Vice ▁President : ▁Kar im ▁K hal ili ▁▁ ▁Chief ▁Justice : ▁Abd ul ▁Sal am ▁Az imi ▁ ▁January ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 4 : ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Kab ul ▁Ser ena ▁Hotel ▁attack ▁leaves ▁six ▁people ▁dead . ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 5 : ▁A ▁small ▁element ▁of ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Afghan ▁National ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁led ▁by ▁Staff ▁Serge ant ▁Robert ▁James ▁Miller ▁was ▁conduct ing ▁a ▁combat ▁reconna issance ▁pat rol ▁through ▁the ▁G ow ard esh ▁Valley , ▁Kun ar ▁Province , ▁when ▁they ▁engaged ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁ 1 5 - 2 0 ▁ins urg ents ▁occup ying ▁prepared ▁fighting ▁positions . ▁After ▁calling ▁in ▁close ▁air ▁support , ▁Staff ▁Serge ant ▁Miller ▁led ▁a ▁small ▁squad ▁forward ▁to ▁conduct ▁battle ▁damage ▁assess ment ▁when ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁ins urg ents ▁amb ushed ▁the ▁squad , ▁Miller ▁displayed ▁extraordinary ▁val our ▁by ▁drawing ▁fire ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁squad , ▁killing ▁ 1 0 ▁ins urg ents ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁His ▁actions ▁cost ▁him ▁his ▁life , ▁but ▁he ▁saved ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁ 7 ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁team ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁Afghan ▁National ▁Army ▁soldiers , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor . ▁ ▁February ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 7 : ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁K and ah ar ▁bomb ing ▁k ills