General Haig greeting Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Among General Haig's myriad honors are the Gold Medal Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jew, the Distinguished Service Award and Citation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, the Hap Arnold Award of the U.S. Air Force Association, the James Forrestal Award of the National Security Industrial Association, the David Sarnoff Award of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, the William Penn Award of the Penn Club of Washington, the Hall of Heroes Medallion of the Chapel of the Four Chaplains, Bob Hope Four-Star Civilian Award from Valley Forge Military Academy, 1984 Distinguished Diplomat Award from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Gold Medal from the National Institute of Social Sciences, the Distinguished Graduate Award, the Hillsdale Freedom Leadership Award from Hillsdale College, and the Distinguished Graduate Award, U.S. Military Academy, 1996.

General Haig with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin


General Haig attended Notre Dame University, pursued graduate studies in Business administration at Columbia University, and earned a Master's Degree in International Relations from Georgetown University in 1962.


General Haig with West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt


General Haig with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat

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