Lieutenant generals can now approve the award of the Legion of Merit, an authority that previously was limited to four-star generals, the chief of staff and secretary of the Army. The Legion of ...

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait--The Legion of Merit was awarded to Col. Matthew J. Ferguson, 401st Army Field Support Brigade commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Wendy A. Robinson, 401st AFSB command sergeant ...

The Legion of Merit is awarded for commendable service and achievements, and Brown used the opportunity to review aspects of her Army career. "It's been a fantastic branch and I love it," she said.

Hasan also received a Legion of Merit from his superiors at Darnell Army Medical Center at Fort Hood upon Hasan's transfer to Fort Leavenworth. Standard practice in the Army is to award soldiers a ...

Marietta Stanton was too busy to go, and, frankly, she didn't want to face a retirement ceremony from the U.S. Army. Instead, the Army mailed her the prestigious Legion of Merit award. Stanton ...

The Fairfield Township, Ohio, resident, a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer, received the Legion of Merit medal, one of the military's most prestigious medals, in March. "It's the culmination of ...

He’s held the position since shortly after retiring from the Army in September 2003. On hand for him to accept the Legion of Merit medal were Matson’s family, his wife, Patricia; son Patrick ...

Nearly 40 years later, retired Army Col. Ronald L. Jones became the recipient of the Legion of Merit award for his work with the Unites States Army Reserve. Jones, of Vernon Hills, received the ...