Mark Choate, a BYU history professor and retired Army colonel, received the Legion of Merit. Choate was recognized for his diplomatic work, including establishing U.S.-Sudan military relations.

BYU history professor and recently retired Army Col. Mark Choate says diplomatic missions are a lot like church missions: they carry a higher, broader purpose, run on small teams and accomplish a ...

After going on tour to Virginia from 2002 to 2003 and Afghanistan from 2010 to 2011, he became an impactful diplomat in Africa in tours to Sudan from 2015 to 2016 and to Chad from 2022 to 2024.

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia – Command Sgt. Maj. Garth Newell, a native of McCleary, Washington, retired from the U.S. Army at a ceremony held here, Nov. 21.

The Legion of Honour was established in 1802 by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, she said. “Thank you, so much,” Kiniry said, hugging her. Gil then asked if he wanted to say anything more.

He also served as a colonel in the 107th Field Artillery. By the time the war ended, Wood Sr. received the Legion of Merit and a Purple Heart as well as the French Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor.

Secretary of the Army Hon. Christine Wormuth hosts a Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) Investiture ceremony to five new CASA's at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, Sept. 10, 2024 ...

Air Force Col. John Martin of Malta has received a Legion of Merit Medal and a New York State Conspicuous Service Medal for his exemplary performance. Times Union Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip ...

Col. Perry Dahl, an Army Air Forces fighter pilot who shot down nine enemy aircraft in the Pacific during World War II while surviving emergency landings, a runway crash, a midair bailout and two ...