odierno. the secretary of defense awarded department of defense medal to mrs. linda m. -- odierno. august of gift fifth. over the course of nearly four decades, mrs. odierno relently served as caring advocate for the military community at large, our servicemembers around their families. as an ambassador for department of the defense and department of the army she hosted senior military and civilian leaders and selfless worked toward improving military communities and quality of life programs for our men and women in uniform. mrs. odierno served volunteer within numerous support organizations and veteran support groups to insure they were aware how to best support our military families. she enthusiastically volunteered her time and support to military and community organizations which benefited countless military families along the way. whether helping servicemembers and their families cope through deployments to iraq and afghanistan or meeting with and comforting wounded warriors and their families, mrs. odierno was always there to aid and assist with understanding and caring suppo

mrs. linda odierno the secretary of defense has awarded the department of defense medal for distinguished public service to linda odierno. she is recognized for distinguished public service and support of the members of the united states armed forces. since june, 1976 to august, 2015. over the course of nearly four decades, mrs. odierno served as an advocate for the military community at large. the servicemembers and their families as an ambassador for the department of defense and the department of the army posted a senior military and civilian leaders and selfless towards improving military communities and and quality of life programs for the men and women in uniform. in the military support organizations etc. and support groups to ensure that they were aware of how to best support to military families. she enthusiastically volunteered her time and support to military and community organizations which benefited countless military families along the way. whether helping servicemembers and their families cope through deployments to iraq and afghanistan are meeting with the wounded warriors