Captain Rogers was awarded the Legion of Merit as he gave up command of the Vincennes in a ceremony aboard the ship. Among the guests were a number of children from the fourth-grade class the Naval Service Investigative Service has been reassigned to shore duty at Point Loma Tactical Development and Training Group . Unusually tight security restrictions were in force for the ceremony. The Rogerses have been under the constant protection of the Naval Service Investigative Service since July 1988 when a suspected terrorist bomb destroyed her van. The letter that accompanied the award made no mention of the action in July 1988 when Rogers ordered the shootdown of an Iranian civil airliner.
Captain Rogers was awarded the Legion of Merit as he gave up command of the Vincennes in a ceremony aboard the ship. the Naval Service Investigative Service has been reassigned to shore duty at Point Loma Tactical Development and Training Group . Unusually tight security restrictions were in force for the ceremony. The Rogerses have been under the constant protection of the Naval Service Investigative Service since July 1988 when a suspected terrorist bomb destroyed her van. The letter that accompanied the award made no mention of the action in July 1988 when Rogers ordered the shootdown of an Iranian civil airliner.