Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service

The Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service is the second highest award presented by the Secretary of Defense to non-career Federal employees, private citizens, and foreign nationals for contributions, assistance, or support to Department of Defense functions that are extensive enough to warrant recognition, but are lesser in scope and impact than is required for the DoD Medal for Distinguished Public Service. The Secretary of Defense is the approval authority. This award consists of a silver medal, a miniature medal, a rosette, and a citation signed by the Secretary of Defense. An individual may receive this award more than once. Subsequent awards consist of the foregoing recognition devices and a bronze, silver, or gold palm, as appropriate.

Notable recipients

David S. Alberts

Richard Armitage

David J. Barron

Steven G. Bradbury

Carl Brashear

Laura Bush

Hillary Clinton

Natalie Crawford

Michele Flournoy

Brett Giroir

Robert L. Gordon III

Mariusz Handzlik

William A. Jeffrey

Deborah Lee James

Jill Kelley

Zalmay Khalilzad

Jacques Paul Klein

Zachary J. Lemnios

MITRE Corporation

Michael P. Mulroy

Walter Oi

Elissa Slotkin

James B. Thayer

J. Glenn Morris

Thomas Mooney

Charlie Daniels

See also

Awards and decorations of the United States government

References

External links

US Department of Defense

Awards and decorations of the United States Department of Defense