Captain David J. Kriskovich was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 4A-63, 11 September 1963. | His duty assignments include: Commander “A” Team, 8th Special Forces Group, Panama; Operations Officer, Studies and Observation Group, Republic Of Vietnam; and Instructor, School of the Americas, Panama. | His military education includes: Infantry Basic Training, Infantry Advanced Individual Training, Basic Airborne Course, Special Forces Qualification Course, Infantry Officer Candidate School, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Jungle Operations Course and Spanish Language Course. | His awards and deorations include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Nation Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Campaign Medal.