Recipients

Leonard Randolph

Leonard Randolph entered the Air Force in 1970 while attending medical school at Meharry Medical College. He graduated in 1972 as a distinguished graduate and…
Melissa Rank

Melissa Rank earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1975. She retired in 2009 as a…
Karen Rankin

Karen Rankin was commissioned in 1967 through the Air Force Officer Training School. She retired in 1998 as a U.S. Air Force Brigadier General.
Robert Rankine

Robert Rankine was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1958 upon graduation from the University of Illinois. He retired in 1992 as…
Lynn Rans

Lynn Rans was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1958 upon graduation from Indiana University – Bloomington. He retired in 1984 as…
Craig Rasmussen

Craig Rasmussen was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1972 upon graduation from Colorado State University. He retired in 2005 as a…
Edward Ratkovich

After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, Edward Ratkovich transferred to the U.S. Air Force when it became a separate branch…
Walter Ratliff

Walter Ratliff was commissioned in 1952 through the Aviation Cadet Program. He retired in 1979 as a U.S. Air Force Brigadier General.
John Rauch

John Rauch was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1989 upon graduation from the University of Colorado – Boulder. In 2014 he…
Timothy Ray

Timothy Ray graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1985. He retired in 2021 as a U.S. Air Force…
Bentley Rayburn

Bentley Rayburn graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1975. He retired in 2006 as a U.S. Air Force…
John Raymond

John Raymond was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1984 upon graduation from Clemson University. In 2009 he was appointed a U.S.…