ðə mˈɑːɹsɑːk kɹˈɪɾɪkəl skˈɪlz ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd baɪ ðə mɚɹˈiːn kˈɔːɹ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ɪn hɪz ˈɑːnɚ tə ðə sˈɑːɹdʒənt klˈaɪd ˈeɪ. tˈɑːmeɪsən mɚɹˈiːn spˈɛʃəl ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ spˈɛʃəl ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz kəmˈænd ɐwˈɔːɹd.
The MARSOC Critical Skills Operator of the Year award presented by the Marine Corps Association was renamed in his honor to the Sergeant Clyde A. Thomason Marine Special Operator of the Year Special Operations Command Award.