a week later on march 31, his company was attacking hill 398, near choksong-myon, when they came under an enemy [[mortar (weapon)|mortar]] barrage. the enemy pinned down and inflicted heavy casualties on the lead platoon. sgt. rodríguez was ordered to assist the stalled unit and led his platoon in an assault that routed the enemy. sgt. rodríguez was awarded a second silver star medal.