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Richard Covey graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1968. He retired in 1994 as a U.S. Air Force Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Defense Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Colonel

    The Secretary of Defense of the United States of America has presented the Defense Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel Richard Oswalt Covey, United States Air Force, for for exceptionally distinguished performance of duty contributing to national security and the defense of the United States. The distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Covey reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Air Force, and the Department of Defense.

  • Defense Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Colonel

    The Secretary of Defense of the United States of America has presented a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel Richard Oswalt Covey, United States Air Force, for for exceptionally distinguished performance of duty contributing to national security and the defense of the United States. The distinctive accomplishments of Colonel Covey reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Air Force, and the Department of Defense.