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| | DefenseLINK News: Full Honors Ceremony for Chief of the General Staff, Israel |
 | | General John M. Shalikashvili, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will host a Joint Service Full Honors Ceremony at Whipple Field, Fort Myer, Va, at 9 a.m., June 5, 1997, for Lieutenant General Amnon Shahak, Chief of the General Staff, Israel. |
 | | At the ceremony, General Shahak will receive the Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander), the highest U.S. military award that can be presented to a foreign military officer. |
 | | While in Washington, General Shahak will meet with senior US civilian and military officials and, on June 6, he will visit the Joint Training Analysis and Simulation Center for briefings. |
| www.defenselink.mil /advisories/1997/p06051997_p128-97.html (153 words) |
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