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 Colonel (Medical Corps) Joseph T. Caples, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from February 1959 to November 1963. [This award supersedes the award of the Army Commendation Medal to Colonel Caples for meritorious service during the period 18 February 1959 to 22 July 1963 as announced in General Orders Number 99, Headquarters, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, dated 17 June 1963.]