Awards and Honors
General Boomer's medals and decorations include:
1st Row | Navy Distinguished Service Medal | Silver Star w/ 1 award star | Legion of Merit | |||||
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2nd Row | Bronze Star w/ 1 award star & V device | Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal w/ V device | Combat Action Ribbon | Navy Presidential Unit Citation w/ 1 service star | ||||
3rd Row | Navy Unit Commendation w/ 2 service stars | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 2 service stars | Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal | National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service star | ||||
4th Row | Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 service star | Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 3 service stars | Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon | ||||
5th Row | Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/ gold and silver stars | Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal, 1st class | King Faisal Award, 2d Class | Ordre national du Mérite, Officer class | ||||
6th Row | Vietnam Gallantry Cross unit citation | Vietnam Civil Actions unit citation | Vietnam Campaign Medal | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) |
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