(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Brien Dale Ward, United States Air Force, 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 to the Principal Deputy Director of Defense for Research and Engineering, Washington, D.C., from August 1972 to May 1974. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Ward and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.