Under the provisions of Department of Defense 1348.33-M, the Secretary of Defense has awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Defense Superior Service Medal to Major General Julian Hall Burns, Jr., United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as J-3, Operations, Stabilization Force, from 1997 to 1998. The distinctive accomplishments of Major General Burns reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.