. "Army Service Ribbon.svg"@en . . "1931-11-10"^^ . . "Defense Distinguished Service ribbon"@en . . . . . . . . "United States Army Forces Command" . "Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . "service-star"@en . . . . . "3rd Brigade,101st Airborne Division" . . . . . "Joseph T. Palastra Jr."@en . . . . "National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "numeral"@en . . "0"^^ . . "Joseph T. Palastra Jr."@en . "1"^^ . . "Air Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "5"^^ . "Bronze Star ribbon.svg"@en . . . "3"^^ . . "1"^^ . . . . . . . . . "2015-03-03"^^ . . . . . "Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "I Corps" . . . . . . . "Legion of Merit ribbon.svg"@en . "United States" . "60"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "United States"@en . "Joseph Thomas Palastra Jr. (November 10, 1931 \u2013 March 3, 2015) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command from 1986 to 1989. During his tenure, in 1987, the title was changed to Commander in Chief, Forces Command. He was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame, class of 2010."@en . . . . "Highlandville, Missouri"@en . . . . . . . "1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment" . . . "Joseph T. Palastra Jr."@en . . . . "Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . "Silver Star BAR.svg"@en . . . . . "Joseph Thomas Palastra Jr. (November 10, 1931 \u2013 March 3, 2015) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command from 1986 to 1989. During his tenure, in 1987, the title was changed to Commander in Chief, Forces Command. He was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame, class of 2010."@en . . "Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . "Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "1989"^^ . . . "Vietnamese Gallantry Cross ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . "General Joseph T. Palastra Jr."@en . "award-star"@en . "13118965"^^ . "United States Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . "1114698194"^^ . . . "1954"^^ . . . . . "8488"^^ . . . . . . "oak"@en . "1954"^^ . . . . . . . . "5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)" . . . . . .