Under the provisions of Department of Defense 1348.33-M, the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America takes pleasure in awarding the Defense Superior Service Medal to Lieutenant General Howard Dwayne Graves, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as Vice Director, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from 1986 to 1987. The distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Graves reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.