The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General Ralph Julian Canine (ASN: 0-7154), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Director, Armed Forces Security Agency and subsequently as the first Director of the National Security Agency, from 1 October 1949 to 23 November 1956.