 A complete list of LTC Thomas Devoes decorations and badges:  Lieutenant Colonel, Special Forces Branch, 2nd Ranger Battalion  Scroll, Special Forces Tab, Ranger Tab. Special Forces Unit Crest,  Thailand Army Parachutist Qualification Badge, Combat Infantrymans  Badge, Pathfinder Badge. Joint Meritorious Unit Award. Silver Star  with Bronze "V" device ;(Note: the Bronze V Device is not authorized  for wear on the Silver Star medal.), Bronze Star, Purple Heart,  Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with  two bronze Oak Leaf Clusters in lieu of repeat awards, Army  Commendation Medal with one bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a  repeat award, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service  Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with one bronze Star in lieu  of a repeat award, Southwest Asia Service Medal with two gold Stars  in lieu of repeat awards, Army Service Ribbon, Medal for the  Liberation of Kuwait 