(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: General Richard Laverne Lawson, United States Air Force, was awarded the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as U.S. representative to the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, Belgium, and subsequently as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe from 1980 to 1983. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Lawson and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.





