# De Fleury Medal > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/De_Fleury_Medal > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/De_Fleury_Medal.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Fleury_Medal > Source revision: 1349084274 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) United States Army award This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (May 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The **De Fleury Medal**, an award of the US [Army Engineer](/source/Army_engineer) Association, was named in honor of [François-Louis Teissèdre de Fleury](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois-Louis_Teiss%C3%A8dre_de_Fleury), a French Engineer in the [Continental Army](/source/Continental_Army). In the late 1980s, as the [Corps of Engineers](/source/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers) implemented the [U.S. Army Regimental System](/source/U.S._Army_Regimental_System), the senior Engineer leadership sought a method for the Corps to honor those individuals who have provided significant contributions to Army Engineering. The Army Regimental System was developed to emphasize the history, customs, and traditions of the Corps; so MG [Daniel R. Schroeder](/source/Daniel_R._Schroeder), then Commanding General of [Fort Leonard Wood](/source/Fort_Leonard_Wood_(military_base)) and [US Army Engineer School](/source/United_States_Army_Engineer_School_and_Regiment) Commandant, wanted an award that would tie in with the beginnings of the nation and the [Army Corps of Engineers](/source/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers). The Engineer Regiment adopted the de Fleury Medal as an award because of the values demonstrated by the man for whom it was struck – values of special meaning to Engineer Soldiers. When the first de Fleury medal was awarded in 1989, it became the first Congressional medal struck, though not the first Congressional medal authorized. ## Medal description On the obverse of the medal is a Latin inscription meaning: "A MEMORIAL AND REWARD FOR COURAGE AND BOLDNESS". In the center appears the image of a helmeted soldier standing amidst the ruins of a fort, holding in his right hand an unsheathed sword, and in his left the staff of the enemy's flag, which he tramples underfoot. On the reverse, again in Latin: "FORTIFICATIONS, MARSHES, ENEMIES OVERCOME". In the center the fortress at Stony Point is depicted with both turrets and a flag flying. At the base of the hill are two shore batteries, one of which is firing at one of six vessels on the Hudson River. Beneath the fort is the legend: "STONY POINT CARRIED BY STORM, JULY 15, 1779". ## Levels of de Fleury Medals The Engineer Regiment makes four award levels of the de Fleury Medal. - The STEEL Medal may be presented to an individual whose selfless service provided to the Engineer Regiment as it supports the Army to assure mobility, enhance protection, enable expeditionary logistics, and build capacity in order to provide commanders with the freedom of action needed to win full spectrum operations in an era of persistent conflict. - The BRONZE Medal may be presented to an individual who has rendered significant service or support to an element of the Engineer Regiment. - The SILVER Medal may only be awarded to an individual who has rendered outstanding and significant support or service to the Engineer Regiment. - The United States Army [Chief of Engineers](/source/Chief_of_Engineers) awards only one GOLD medal each year to an individual who exemplifies boldness, courage, and commitment to a strong national defense. Presentation of the de Fleury Medal, to those individuals meeting established criteria, was started by the Engineer Regiment as the move of the Engineer School from Fort Belvoir, Virginia to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri was completed in 1989. The gold medal presentation is the highlight of the annual Engineer Regimental Dinner held at Fort Leonard Wood each spring. ## Gold Medal recipients 1989 – [John O. Marsh](/source/John_O._Marsh), Jr. Secretary of the Army 1990 – [Robert W. Page](/source/Robert_W._Page) Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works 1991 – GEN [Maxwell R. Thurman](/source/Maxwell_R._Thurman), USA Retired 1992 – GEN [Andrew J. Goodpaster](/source/Andrew_J._Goodpaster), USA Retired 1993 – LTG [Emerson C. Itschner](/source/Emerson_C._Itschner), USA Retired 1994 – Mr. John B. Mahaffey Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army 1995 – LTG [Frederick J. Clarke](/source/Frederick_J._Clarke), USA Retired 1996 – SMA [Leon L. Van Autreve](/source/Leon_L._Van_Autreve), USA Retired 1997 – LTG [John W. Morris](/source/John_W._Morris), USA Retired 1998 – Mr. Allen M. Carton 1999 – [Ike Skelton](/source/Ike_Skelton) Congressman, State of Missouri 2000 – LTG [Julius W. Becton](/source/Julius_W._Becton), Jr., USA Retired and CSM [Robert W. Elkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_W._Elkey&action=edit&redlink=1), (Posthumous) 2001 – LTG [Max W. Noah](/source/Max_W._Noah), USA Retired and COL [Claude L. Roberts](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claude_L._Roberts&action=edit&redlink=1), Jr., (Posthumous) 2002 – MG [Richard S. Kem](/source/Richard_S._Kem), USA Retired 2003 – [Daniel K. Inouye](/source/Daniel_K._Inouye) Senator, State of Hawaii 2004 – COL [Edward C. Gibson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_C._Gibson&action=edit&redlink=1), USA Retired 2005 – LTG [Daniel R. Schroeder](/source/Daniel_R._Schroeder), USA Retired 2006 – MG [John G. Waggener](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_G._Waggener&action=edit&redlink=1), USA Retired and SFC [Paul Ray Smith](/source/Paul_Ray_Smith) (Posthumous) 2007 – LTG [Elvin R. "Vald" Heiberg III](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elvin_R._%22Vald%22_Heiberg_III&action=edit&redlink=1), USA Retired 2008 – LTG [Robert B. Flowers](/source/Robert_B._Flowers), USA Retired 2009 – LTG [Henry J. Hatch](/source/Henry_J._Hatch) and [Kisuk (Charlie) Cheung](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kisuk_Cheung&action=edit&redlink=1) (Posthumous) 2010 – Dr Lewis E. Link, [PhD](/source/PhD) 2011 – COL Carl F. Baswell, USA Retired and GEN [Eric Shinseki](/source/Eric_Shinseki), USA Retired 2012 – GEN [David H. Petraeus](/source/David_H._Petraeus), USA Retired and COL John M. Morgan, USA Retired 2013 – The Honorable [Robert M. Gates](/source/Robert_M._Gates) and CSM Julius Nutter, USA Retired 2014 – MG [Merdith W.B. "Bo" Temple](/source/Merdith_W.B._Temple), USA Retired and Frank M. Weinberg[1] 2015 – BG Gerry Galloway, PhD, USA Retired and LTG [Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr.](/source/Robert_L._Van_Antwerp%2C_Jr.), USA Retired[2] 2016 – [Robert K. Dawson](/source/Robert_K._Dawson_(public_official)) and MG [Harold J. Greene](/source/Harold_J._Greene) (Posthumous) 2017 – CSM (Ret) Robert Winzenried, 9th CSM of the Corps of Engineers and the Honorable [Rodney Frelinghuysen](/source/Rodney_Frelinghuysen), Representative of the State of New Jersey 2018 – MG (Ret) [Clair Gill](/source/Clair_F._Gill), Fort Leonard Wood CDR and The Honorable [Trent Kelly](/source/Trent_Kelly), Representative of the State of Mississippi 2019 – COL (Ret) James Rowan, Deputy CMDT USAES and GEN (Ret) [Frank Grass](/source/Frank_J._Grass), 27th Chief of National Guard 2020 – The Honorable [Grace F. Napolitano](/source/Grace_Napolitano), Representative of the State of California 2021 – LTG [Todd T. Semonite](/source/Todd_T._Semonite), USA Retired 2022 - The Honorable [Marcy Kaptur](/source/Marcy_Kaptur), Representative of the State of Ohio 2023 – [Tom Carper](/source/Tom_Carper) Senator, State of Delaware 2023 – LTG [Jeffrey W. Talley](/source/Jeffrey_W._Talley), USA Retired 2024 – SFC [Christopher A. Celiz](/source/Christopher_Celiz) (Posthumous) 2024 - The Honorable Michael L. Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works ## References - [AEA Awards](http://www.armyengineer.com/aea_awards.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081222184412/http://www.armyengineer.com/aea_awards.html) 22 December 2008 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Army Engineer Association 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Sawyer, Tom (April 2014). "Army Engineers Present 2014 Top Leadership Awards". *Engineering News-Record*. **274** (1): 15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Galloway Awarded Prestigious Gold de Fleury Medal for Contributions to Army Engineering"](http://www.civil.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=9206). *A. James Clark School of Engineering*. University of Maryland. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2017. ## External links - [\[1\]](https://armyengineer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Gold-Defleury-History-8-Aug-2019.pdf) Army Engineer Association - [\[2\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20201216195846/https://www.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/News-Release-Article-View/Article/2448606/us-army-corps-of-engineers-awards-rep-napolitano-gold-de-fleury-medal/) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards Rep. Napolitano Gold de Fleury Medal, HEADQUARTERS - Published Dec. 16, 2020 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [De Fleury Medal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Fleury_Medal) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Fleury_Medal?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.