(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Cyrus R. Christensen, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat “V” for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 1 April 1965 to 25 February 1966 while serving as Senior Naval Advisor to Coastal Groups 21, 22, 23 and 24, engaged in armed conflict against the communist insurgent guerrilla forces in the Republic of Vietnam. (Lieutenant Commander Christensen is authorized to wear the Combat “V”.)