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 (Field Artillery) Gayle H. Foster, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from January 1960 to August 1963. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious service from January 1960 to August 1963 as announced in General Orders Number 127, Headquarters, U.S. Army Air Defense Command, dated 6 September 1963.]