(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Brien Dale Ward, United States Air Force, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commander of the Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories from July 1975 to June 1977. 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.