Today's birthday in Military history. SPECIAL HONORS: Two Defense Superior Service Medals, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Navy
Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, two Navy Unit Commendations, National Defense Service Medal,
Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, NASA Distinguished Service
Medal, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, three NASA Space Flight Medals, Russian
Federation Medal for merit in Space Exploration. Korolev Diploma from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, 1999.
Honorary Doctorate of Science degree from the State University of New York, 2008