(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Robert L. Kalen, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Executive Assistant and Naval Aide to the Secretary of the Navy, from 22 June 1965 to 1 November 1966, for his careful direction of staff work on important issues which promoted the decision-making process in the Secretariat and paved the way for acceptance of important Navy positions and concepts in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.