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 Edmund Randall Thompson, United States Army, for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense with the Defense Intelligence Agency, from 1982 to 1983. The distinctive accomplishments of Major General Thompson reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Army, and the Department of Defense.