One of the very first awardings of Reiwa era. General Robert Blake Neller, the former Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, was awarded with 1st class Rising Sun order on November 3, 2019.
Rising Sun order No.14063 awarded to a foreigner. Document hand-signed by Emperor Naruhito.
Mr. Hideo Fukushima, the Consul-General of Japan in Houston, hosted the conferment ceremony, which was attended by General Neller’s family and friends in Austin, Texas on July 2, 2021.
Rising Sun order No.14063 awarded to a foreigner. Document hand-signed by Emperor Naruhito.
Mr. Hideo Fukushima, the Consul-General of Japan in Houston, hosted the conferment ceremony, which was attended by General Neller’s family and friends in Austin, Texas on July 2, 2021.