The Order of National Security Merit () is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the interest of national security."
Grades
The order is divided into five grades.
GradeNameRibbon1stTongil Medal (통일장)2ndGukseon Medal (국선장)3rdCheonsu Medal (천수장)4thSamil Medal (삼일장)5thGwangbok Medal (광복장)
The Exemplary Public Official Medal is also awarded for exemplary public official with 6th Grade (Assistant Director level) or under.
Recipients Tongil Medal Kris Sivara, former Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (1969) Arthit Kamlang-ek, former Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (1984) Sunthorn Kongsompong, former Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (1990) Surayud Chulanont, former Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (2002) Maraden Panggabean, former Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Try Sutrisno, former Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Edi Sudradjat, former Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Endriartono Sutarto, former Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Agus Suhartono, former Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Md Hashim Hussein, former Chief of the Malaysia Army Umar Wirahadikusumah, former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army Surono Reksodimedjo, former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army Makmun Murod, former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army Raden Widodo, former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army Poniman, former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army Rudini, former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army Wismoyo Arismunandar, former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army Feisal Tanjung, former Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (1995)Usamah Hisyam (Ketua Tim Penyusun), Feisal Tanjung:Terbaik untuk rakyat, terbaik bagi ABRI, Jakarta: Dharmapena, 1999, hal.749. Igor Sergeyev, former Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation (1999) Gary Roughead, former Chief of Naval Operations (2009) Harry B. Harris Jr., former Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet (2014) Gatot Nurmantyo, former Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (2015) Martin Dempsey, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2015) Ade Supandi, former Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy (2016) Mohammed bin Ahmad Al Bordawi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs of United Arab Emirates (2018) Mark Milley, former Chief of Staff of the United States Army (2018) Vincent K. Brooks, former Commander United States Forces Korea (2018) Robert Neller, former Commandant of the Marine Corps (2019) Robert B. Abrams, former Commander United States Forces Korea (2021) Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (2022)
Gukseon Medal Wayne Eyre, former Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Armed Forces (2019) Phichit Kullavanich, former Commander of the 1st Army Region (1986) L. B. Moerdani, former Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Francis J. Wiercinski, former United States Army Pacific Commander (2013) John D. Johnson, former Commander of the Eighth United States Army (2013) Thomas W. Bergeson, former Commander Seventh Air Force (2018) Kenneth S. Wilsbach, Commander Pacific Air Forces (2020)
Cheonsu Medal Peter Gumataotao, United States Navy rear admiral (2011) William D. Byrne Jr., former Commander of the United States Naval Forces Korea (2016) Dennis J. Murphy, United States Marine Corps major general Stephen G. Olmstead, retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general William E. Souza III, former Commander of United States Marine Corps Forces Korea (2023-2025), retired United States Marine Corps major general
Samil Medal Bradley Hayworth, former Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance at Air Force Global Strike Command (2011) COL Harold Cockburn, former Defense attaché, Embassy of New Zealand, Seoul (2011) Phil W. Yu, United States Naval Officer (2015) COL Johnny Davis, United States Army Officer (2017) COL Kevin D. Admiral, United States Army Officer (2018) COL Derrick S. Lee, United States Army Officer (2018) COL Ryan Janovic, United States Army Officer (2019) Imam Subekti, former Indonesian Military attaché in Seoul (2021)
See also Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea
References
External links Images of the Order of Service Merit (in Korean with some English)