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 Rolland Valentine Heiser, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense as Chief of Staff, Headquarters, European Command, from 1976 to 1978. The distinctive accomplishments of Lieutenant General Heiser reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.