(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel Donald H. Brooks, United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Fleet Marine Officer on the Staff of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe, from August 1968 to August 1970.

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Donald H. Brooks, United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Gold Star 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.