(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Dale Sidney Sweat (ASN: 0-26299), 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 Director, Combat Operations, Headquarters, SEVENTH Air Force, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1967 to 1968. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Sweat and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.