The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Captain Edmund E. Brady, Jr. (NSN: 0-10903), United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as U.S. Naval Attach and U.S. Naval Attach for Air to the Embassy of the United States at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in which position he contributed notably to the establishment of complete confidence in the U.S. Navy on the part of the Brazilian Government, and achieved highly effective cooperation between the Brazilian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the United States at a critical part of World War II, thereby aiding significantly the success of our naval and air operations against the enemy in the South Atlantic.