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His military decorations and awards include the Lancaster County Veterans Association of Veterans Award for excellence and military preservation ; Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters ; Army Distinguished Service Medal ; Silver Star with oak leaf cluster ; Legion of Merit ; Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster ; Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters ; Purple Heart ; French Croix de Guerre with Palm ; Chinese Order of the Cloud and Banner, 1st Class with Grand Cordon, and 2d Class ; Republic of Korea National Security Merit First Class ; the Vietnamese National Order of Vietnam / Commander and Gallantry Cross with Palm ; Grand Cross, Royal Order of Phoenix ( Greece ); and Grand Cross of Aeronautical Merit ( Spain ).