Award of DoD Medal For Distinguished Service to H. Ross Perot, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

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OF Ell FILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) UNITED STATES of AMERICA WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 PLEASE NOTE DATE May 3, 1974 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Footage: 100' 16mm Color Original OXford 7-6161 Number 30-74 Unprocessed 7242 EF (Silent) Room 2E773 Time: 2:56 AWARD OF DOD MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO H. ROSS PEROT 101176 (Official Department of Defense Film) 107154 707195 DATE/PLACE: This footage was shot May 2, 1974, in the Pentagon. 707194 SCOPE: This coverage is of the award of the Department of Defense Medal for Dis- tinguished Service to Mr. H. Ross Perot for "exceptionally meritorious service to the Department of Defense during the period December 1969 through March 1973, on behalf of captured and missing servicemen in Southeast Asia. 11 CKGROUND: (See Citation on Reverse) SEQUENCES 1. Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger 2. Deputy Secretary of Defense William P. Clements, Jr. 3. Deputy Secretary Clements pins the medal on Mr. Perot and presents a plaque on the secretary's behalf. 4. General audience shots of Mr. Perot's mother, sister and children. 5. Cadets from various military academies. - END - NOTE TO EDITORS: Please credit Department of Defense in title or commentary. This motion picture released to ABC for duplication and distribution to interested television and newsfilm pool members. This original footage may not be cut and is to be returned within 72 hours to the Department of Defense Media Services Branch, Room 2E773, the Pentagon, Washington, D. C. 20301.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Filmed News Releases