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) Harrison B. Harden, Jr., United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from August 1962 to September 1964. [This award supersedes award of the Army Commendation Medal (Second Oak Leaf Cluster) to Colonel Harden for meritorious service during the period August 1962 to September 1964 as announced in General Orders Number 64, Headquarters, United States Army Materiel Command, dated 23 September 1964.]