 Bacon's other honors included the George Washington Award from the State of Arizona, the FBI Civilian Academy Award, The American Academy of Medical Administrators' Statesman Award, the Minuteman Award, the 82nd Airborne Iron Mike Award, and the Omar Bradley Award of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.Bacon was an active member of numerous veterans' organizations, including the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.In 2004, Bacon was appointed by House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) to the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission, an independent, 13-member panel charged with studying the military's system of compensating veterans for injuries to ensure that it was equitable and fair.