Awards and Honors
Bolden's military awards include:
| Navy Astronaut Badge | |||||||||||
| Defense Distinguished Service Medal | Defense Superior Service Medal | Legion of Merit w/ 1 award star | |||||||||
| Distinguished Flying Cross | Defense Meritorious Service Medal w/ 1 oak leaf cluster | Air Medal w/ 1 award star & Strike/Flight numeral 8 | NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal | ||||||||
| NASA Exceptional Service Medal w/ 2 award stars | NASA Space Flight Medal w/ 3 award stars | Navy Unit Commendation | National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service star | ||||||||
| Vietnam Service Medal w/ 2 service stars | Marine Corps Recruiting Ribbon | Vietnam Gallantry Cross unit citation | Vietnam Campaign Medal | ||||||||
He has received an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from the University of South Carolina (1984), and Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Winthrop College (1986), the University of Southern California Alumni Award of Merit (1989), an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Johnson C. Smith University (1990), an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Monmouth University (2011), and an Honorary Doctor of Public Service from the University of Maryland University College (2012).
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