Capt. Jason King awarded de Fleury Medal [Image 1 of 4]

FORT IRWIN, CA, UNITED STATES

03.01.2016

Photo by Brooks Hubbard IV 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division Commander Brig. Gen. Mark Toy presented Capt. Jason King with the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal during King’s retirement ceremony at Fort Irwin, California, March 1.
The Army Engineer Association on behalf of the Engineer Regiment awards the medal to honor individuals who provided significant contributions to Army engineering. There are four levels of the de Fleury: Steel, Bronze, Silver and Gold. According to the Engineer Association, the Engineer Regiment adopted the de Fleury Medal as an award because of the values demonstrated by the man for whom it was struck-French Engineer Francois Louis Tesseidre de Fleury, who in 1777 volunteered to serve the American Army in its fight for independence from Britain.
King was presented with the medal in recognition for his inspirational leadership to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
According to the citation signed by Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, chief of engineers, King was officially recognized for exceptional professionalism over fifteen years of uniformed service culminating as the deputy resident engineer for the Fort Irwin Resident Office, Los Angeles District U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Among King’s many commendable achievements, he provided leadership and technical expertise to a multi-disciplinary team, delivering sustainable infrastructure to the home of the National Training Center. King has successfully led engineer soldiers in Fort Lewis, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Germany.
King’s spouse, Chrisy was also presented the association’s Essayons Award in recognition of her outstanding dedication, devotion and selfless service to the Engineer Regiment.

• Date Taken: 03.01.2016
• Date Posted: 03.25.2016 18:54
• Photo ID: 2487356
• VIRIN: 160301-A-AB280-138
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 3.08 MB
• Location: FORT IRWIN, CA, US