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Honors and awards
editLTG H Aaron is a member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame.
Defense Distinguished Service Medal- Army Distinguished Service Medal with bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Bronze Star with "V" device and two Oak leaf clusters
Purple Heart- Air Medal with numeral two
- Army Commendation Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three campaign stars
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal with "Germany" clasp- National Defense Service Medalwith two campaign stars
- Vietnam Service Medalwith three campaign stars
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 clasp
Gallantry Cross (South Vietnam) Individual Citation
Army Presidential Unit Citation
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Vietnam Gallantry Cross ribbon with palm device unit citation
Office of the Secretary of Defense identification badage
Defense Intelligence Agency identification badage
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Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with three bronze oak leaf clusters) |
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Army Distinguished Service Medal (with bronze oak leaf cluster) |
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Legion of Merit (with two bronze oak leaf clusters) |
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Defense Meritorious Service Medal |
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Meritorious Service Medal |
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Army Commendation Medal (with bronze oak leaf cluster) |
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Army Achievement Medal (with bronze oak leaf cluster) |
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Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with three bronze oak leaf clusters) |
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Army Superior Unit Award |
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National Defense Service Medal (with two bronze service stars) |
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Iraq Campaign Medal (with two bronze service stars) |
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Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |
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Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
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Armed Forces Service Medal |
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Army Service Ribbon |
 
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Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral "4") |
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United Nations Medal |
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NATO Medal for Yugoslavia |
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Polish Army Medal in Gold (worn without golden ribbon bar device) – awarded by Polish Minister of National Defence Radosław Sikorski on November 8, 2005[1] |
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Legion of Honor, Commander French[2] |
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Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) – awarded by Singapore Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean on August 26, 2009[3] |
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Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun – Casey was awarded the first class of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa December 21, 2010[4] |
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Order of National Security Merit (South-Korea) Tong-il Medal |
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Bundeswehr Gold Cross of Honor |
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Condecoración Cruz de la Victoria (Chile)[5] |
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Georgia Commendation Medal – State of Georgia, USA; Presented to BG Casey by LTC Frank Williams, 3ID ROC, Georgia Army National Guard – while in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, 1996 |
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Expert Infantryman Badge |
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Master Parachutist Badge |
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Ranger Tab |
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Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge |
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Army Staff Identification Badge |
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MNF-I Combat Service Identification Badge |
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10th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia |
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5 Overseas Service Bars |
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German Parachutist Badge in bronze |
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Basic French Parachutist Badge (French: Brevet de Parachutisme militaire)[6] |
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- ^ (in Polish) Note from National Defence Minister to Marshal of the Sejm about gen. Casey decoration.
- ^ "Gen. Casey awarded Legion of Honor". U.S. Army. February 8, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008.
- ^ "US Army Chief of Staff Visits Singapore". Singapore Ministry of Defence. August 26, 2009. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jefe de Estado Mayor de Ejercito EE.UU. visita Chile". emol.Nacional (in Spanish). 27 April 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Gen. Casey wearing French parachutist badge". U.S. Army. February 8, 2008.
