The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit to Major General Leo Henry Schweiter (ASN: 0-34334), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States during the period 13 January 1969 to 29 July 1971, while serving as Deputy Commanding General, Headquarters, United States Army Combat Developments Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. In this key position, General Schweiter consistently performed in an exceptionally meritorious manner, demonstrating decisive leadership, initiative, sound judgment, and superb managerial ability. In his total duties he established perfection as a standard for himself and inspired others to strive for a similar standard. General Schweiter’s remarkable service has been unique because of the wide variety of important missions entrusted to him in guiding the command’s efforts in the accomplishment of combat development objectives of national significance. Through his dynamic leadership, extensive experience in military operations, and tenacious devotion to duty, coupled with his professional acumen and sound judgment, he achieved outstanding results in a wide range of responsibilities to include researching and developing future concepts of warfare; along with the outstanding results in a wide range of responsibilities to include researching and developing future concepts of warfare; along with related missions of testing new equipment, developing formal doctrine, and establishing both material and personnel objectives. General Schweiter has consistently combined his broad experience and maturity with innovative ideas, conceptual findings, and projected vision in solving present problems while reaching into the future. Through his professional skill and ability to instill a desire to excel among all who served with him, he materially enhanced the readiness posture of the Army worldwide. His service reflects great credit upon himself, the United States Army Combat Developments Command, and the military service.

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Brigadier General Leo Henry Schweiter (ASN: 0-34334), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in a series of increasingly important assignments during the period June 1964 to December 1966 in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations, Department of the Army. Among his many outstanding contributions were: the development of highly successful mobilization designee program for Special Operations; his inspiring support of the Army’s Psychological Operations Improvement Program which has vastly improved the Army’s PSYOP capability worldwide; and his many contributions to the Taylor Committee which resulted in major changes in the U.S. Government structure at the highest level for dealing with counterinsurgency throughout the world. Through General Schweiter’s personal efforts interagency agreements on PSYOP policies, procedures, plans, doctrine and training have been developed; due to his foresight and untiring efforts there has materialized Army-wide the realization and recognition that stability operations are in fact – as proclaimed by the Chief of Staff – the third principal mission of the Army coequal with general and limited war. General Schweiter’s incisive interest in developing and recommending sound and forward-looking Army procedures, his contributions in the development of coordination of interagency activities. General Schweiter’s distinguished performance of duty throughout this entire period reflects the utmost credit upon himself and the military service.