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 Brigadier General Charles Ford Brower, IV, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as Aide to the President of the United States, from 1982 to 1984. The distinctive accomplishments of Brigadier General Brower reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.