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 Major General James Raymond Harding, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense with Southern Command in Honduras from 1986 to 1988. The distinctive accomplishments of Major General Harding reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.