List of awards and nominations received by Wesley Clark explained

The following is a list of awards and honors awarded to Wesley Clark. These include awards and decorations of the United States Army, civilian awards, international honors, and knighthoods.

Awards and honors

U.S. Military decorations

Each "Oak Leaf Cluster" or "Service Star" denotes an additional bestowal of the same award or in the case of some campaign medals, one campaign star is awarded.

valign=top Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with four oak leaf clusters)[1]
  • For Bosnia service
  • Joint Staff, end of tour
  • For service at U.S. Southern Command
  • For service as Commander of the Kosovo conflict
  • For service as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe
valign=top Distinguished Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster)[2]
  • 1st Cavalry Division 1994
  • Upon retirement 2000
valign=top Silver Star[3]
  • 1970
valign=top Legion of Merit (with three oak leaf clusters)[4]
  • SHAEF 1979
  • D.A. Staff 1983
  • MJC 1986
  • MJC 1991
valign=top Bronze Star (with one oak leaf cluster)[5]
  • 1969
  • 1970
valign=top Purple Heart[6]
  • 1970
valign=top Meritorious Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster)[7]
  • 1977
  • 1985
valign=top Army Commendation Medal (with oak leaf cluster)[8]
  • 1969
  • 1974
valign=top Joint Meritorious Unit Citation[9]
  • 2000
valign=top National Defense Service Medal (with service star)[10]
valign=top Vietnam Service Medal (with three service stars)[11]
valign=top Kosovo Campaign Medal (with one campaign star)
Army Service Ribbon[12]
Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 3) [13]

Civilian awards

Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2000 [19]
White House Fellowship, 1975 [20]
Legacy of Leadership Award, 1999 [21]
Lady Liberty Award for National Security and World Peace, 2000 [22]
Balkan Peace Award, 2001 [23]
Secretary of State's Open Forum Distinguished Public Service Award, 2001 [24]
Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award, 2013 [25]

Knighthoods

The United States Constitution prohibits government officials from accepting titles of nobility from foreign governments without Congressional approval, but no such prohibition exists on private citizens. However, the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act gave such approval in certain circumstances, subject to the approval of "the employing agency."[26] The following are inductions into orders that are categorized as orders of knighthood or chivalry, or orders in which knight is the lowest rank:

Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[27]
French Commander of the Legion of Honor[28]
Dutch Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Orange-Nassau, with Swords [29]
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg[30]
Belgian Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold[31]
Grand Officer of the Military Order of Italy[32]
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand Cross[33]
French National Order of Merit Officer
Portuguese Grand Cross of the Medal of Military Merit[34]
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Commander's Cross with Star [35]
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary[36]
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Grand Cross [37] [38]
Estonian Order of the Cross of the Eagle First Class [39]
Moroccan Grand Cordon of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite[40]
Albanian Order of Skanderbeg, Medal [41]
Argentinian Order of May of Military Merit[42]
Latvian Order of Vesthardes Rex Grand Commander [43]
Silver Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia Commander's Cross[44]

Other Foreign Honors

Canadian Meritorious Service Cross (Military version)[45]
Bulgarian Madarski Konnik Medal [46]
Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic First Class [47]
Commemorative Medal of the Minister of Defence of the Slovakian Republic First Class [48]
Spanish Military White Grand Cross[49]
Croatian Order of Duke Trpimir with Ribbon and Star [50]
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation
Vietnam Campaign Medal[51] [52] [53]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Defense Distinguished Service Medal (With 4 Oak Leaf Clusters) | WesPAC. securingamerica.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20060924210714/http://securingamerica.com/node/881 . September 24, 2006.
  2. Web site: Distinguished Service Medal (With Oak Leaf Cluster) | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070102104711/http://securingamerica.com/node/879 . January 2, 2007 .
  3. Web site: Silver Star | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061230072438/http://securingamerica.com/node/878 . December 30, 2006 .
  4. Web site: Legion of Merit (With 3 Oak Leaf Clusters) | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070101224759/http://securingamerica.com/node/869 . January 1, 2007 .
  5. Web site: Bronze Star | WesPAC. securingamerica.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20061104135652/http://securingamerica.com/node/804 . November 4, 2006.
  6. Web site: The Purple Heart | WesPAC. securingamerica.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20061104135813/http://securingamerica.com/node/803 . November 4, 2006.
  7. Web site: Meritorious Service Medal (With Oak Leaf Cluster) | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070102012614/http://securingamerica.com/node/802 . January 2, 2007 .
  8. Web site: Army Commendation Medal (With Oak Leaf Cluster) | WesPAC. securingamerica.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20061104135908/http://securingamerica.com/node/801 . November 4, 2006.
  9. Web site: Joint Meritorious Unit Award | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070102161351/http://securingamerica.com/node/791 . January 2, 2007 .
  10. Web site: National Defense Service Medal (With Service Star) | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061104135837/http://securingamerica.com/node/798 . November 4, 2006 .
  11. Web site: Vietnam Service Medal (With 3 Service Stars) | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061231053726/http://securingamerica.com/node/796 . December 31, 2006 .
  12. Web site: The Army Service Ribbon | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061229213331/http://securingamerica.com/node/792 . December 29, 2006 .
  13. [Media:General Wesley Clark official photograph.jpg]
  14. Web site: Combat Infantry Badge | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061229213346/http://securingamerica.com/node/795 . December 29, 2006 .
  15. http://securingamerica.com/node/793 Securingamerica.com
  16. Web site: Parachutist Badge | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061230072450/http://securingamerica.com/node/794 . December 30, 2006 .
  17. Web site: Army Staff Identification Badge | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061104135920/http://securingamerica.com/node/797 . November 4, 2006 .
  18. Web site: Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061231101736/http://securingamerica.com/node/799 . December 31, 2006 .
  19. Web site: Presidential Medal of Freedom | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061104130157/http://securingamerica.com/node/790 . November 4, 2006 .
  20. Web site: White House Fellow | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061229213313/http://securingamerica.com/node/789 . December 29, 2006 .
  21. Web site: Legacy of Leadership Award | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061104130224/http://securingamerica.com/node/788 . November 4, 2006 .
  22. Web site: Lady Liberty Award for National Security and World Peace | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061230072220/http://securingamerica.com/node/787 . December 30, 2006 .
  23. Web site: Balkans Peace Award | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061104130215/http://securingamerica.com/node/756 . November 4, 2006 .
  24. Web site: Secretary of State's Open Forum Distinguished Public Service Award | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061104130203/http://securingamerica.com/node/998 . November 4, 2006 .
  25. Web site: Wesley Clark - Hanno R. Ellenbogen Award Recipient. February 1, 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131010180517/http://globalpanel.org/content/wesley-clark-0 . October 10, 2013 .
  26. Web site: 5 U.S. Code § 7342 - Receipt and disposition of foreign gifts and decorations.
  27. Web site: ENGLAND: Honorary Knight Commander... Most Excellent Order of the British Empire | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225512/http://securingamerica.com/node/978 . February 12, 2007 .
  28. Web site: FRANCE: Commander of the Legion of Honor | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225433/http://securingamerica.com/node/976 . February 12, 2007 .
  29. Web site: NETHERLANDS: Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Orange-Nassau, with Swords | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225226/http://securingamerica.com/node/915 . February 12, 2007 .
  30. Web site: LUXEMBOURG: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | WesPAC. securingamerica.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20061104134709/http://securingamerica.com/node/919 . November 4, 2006.
  31. Web site: BELGIUM: The Grand Cordon of the Order of Léopold | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225546/http://securingamerica.com/node/983 . February 12, 2007 .
  32. Web site: ITALY: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit | WesPAC. securingamerica.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20061104134648/http://securingamerica.com/node/973 . November 4, 2006.
  33. Web site: GERMANY: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225309/http://securingamerica.com/node/975 . February 12, 2007 .
  34. Web site: PORTUGAL: Medalha de Mérito Militar | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225256/http://securingamerica.com/node/902 . February 12, 2007 .
  35. Web site: POLAND: The Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225402/http://securingamerica.com/node/914 . February 12, 2007 .
  36. Web site: HUNGARY: Order of Merit of the President | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225332/http://securingamerica.com/node/974 . February 12, 2007 .
  37. http://adamkus.president.lt/ordinai/table_e.phtml
  38. Web site: LITHUANIA: First Class Order of Grand Duke Gediminas | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225423/http://securingamerica.com/node/921 . February 12, 2007 .
  39. Web site: ESTONIA: First Class Order of the Cross of the Eagle | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225206/http://securingamerica.com/node/977 . February 12, 2007 .
  40. Web site: MOROCCO: Grand Cordon of the Ouissam Alaoui | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225236/http://securingamerica.com/node/916 . February 12, 2007 .
  41. Web site: ALBANIA: The Skanderbeg Medal | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225609/http://securingamerica.com/node/985 . February 12, 2007 .
  42. Web site: ARGENTINA: Order of May in Military Merit in the Degree of Great Cross | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225555/http://securingamerica.com/node/984 . February 12, 2007 .
  43. Web site: General Wesley Clark Receives the Order of Vesthardes Rex from Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225626/http://securingamerica.com/node/1122 . February 12, 2007 .
  44. Web site: ORDER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA TO GENERAL WESLEY CLARK. President of the Republic of Slovenia. 6 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20071121131457/http://www2.gov.si/up-rs/uprs_ang.nsf/4f0e6b3d16bb4c8dc125678c003a80ab/82b589b48cc94ac6c125688f003ba3bf?OpenDocument. 21 November 2007.
  45. Web site: CANADA: The Meritorious Service Cross | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225535/http://securingamerica.com/node/981 . February 12, 2007 .
  46. Web site: BULGARIA: Order of the Madara Horseman, First Class with Swords | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225401/http://securingamerica.com/node/982 . February 12, 2007 .
  47. Web site: CZECH REPUBLIC: Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defense First Class | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225453/http://securingamerica.com/node/979 . February 12, 2007 .
  48. Web site: SLOVAKIA: Commemorative Medal of the Minister of Defense of the Slovak Republic | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225216/http://securingamerica.com/node/885 . February 12, 2007 .
  49. Web site: SPAIN: Gran Cruz del Mérito Militar con Distintivo Blanco | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225443/http://securingamerica.com/node/883 . February 12, 2007 .
  50. Web site: CROATIA: The Grade of Prince Branimir with Ribbon and Star | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225525/http://securingamerica.com/node/980 . February 12, 2007 .
  51. Web site: VIETNAM: Republic of Vietnam Combat Medal | WesPAC . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070212225322/http://securingamerica.com/node/882 . February 12, 2007 .
  52. Web site: Kosovo Campaign Medal | WesPAC . 2007-03-24 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061230072115/http://securingamerica.com/node/800 . 2006-12-30 .
  53. Web site: Kosovo Campaign Medal . March 24, 2007 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061230082939/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/Kosovo%20Campaign%20Medal.htm . December 30, 2006 .

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