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Private Registrations:
The Family Rhedey of the
ABA Genus,1 March 2005.
Russian College of
Heraldry 24 April 2008.
These
arms were originally
granted by King Rudolf
(Habsburg) of Hungary
and Austria at Pressburg
(modern Bratislava) on
13 April 1578 to Andreas
and John Redey (Rhedey)
and to their
descendants, as an
achievement for a
specific military deed
to the Crown, and are
described in Der Adel
von Ungarn–Magyarorszag
riegesszites –
Redey/Rhedey. The
armiger, and his
descendants in
perpetuity, was granted
use of the arms, with
due and proper
differences according to
the Laws of Arms, by the
head of the Rhedey von
Kis-Rhede line of the
Saros County of the
Genus Aba of the former
Kingdom of Hungary. A
mullet Argent (Silver
Star) representing the
armiger’s military rank
of Brigadier General, is
added to the eagle wing
sinister of the crest
and the crescent moon
Argent on the eagle wing
dexter remains as a
symbol of the armiger’s
maternal family line of
Moon. The motto adopted
by the armiger
translates as “Courage
with Honor.”
The
armiger was born in
Chicago, Illinois on 14
November 1944. He
graduated from
Northwestern University
(BA, History, 1965),
Northwestern University
School of Law (JD 1968)
and Norwich University
(MA, Diplomacy, 2004).
The armiger served for
35 years in the United
States Army to the rank
of Brigadier General.
His military service
included multiple
command assignments from
Special Forces
Detachment Commander to
Theatre Component
Commander (1969-2004).
He concluded his career
as the Commanding
General, Special Forces
Command Korea, United
Nations Special
Operations Component
Commander and Deputy
Commander, Combined
Unconventional Warfare
Task Force (2000-2003)
His military awards
include: Distinguished
Service Medal (2004),
Defense Superior Service
Medal (2003), Joint
Commendation Medal
(2001), Presidential
Unit Citation (Republic
of Korea, 2002), Joint
Unit Commendation Medal
(2001), Meritorious
Service Medal with 2 oak
leaf clusters (1997,
1999), Army Commendation
Medal with 6 oak leaf
clusters (1981, 1984,
1985, 1991, 1993, 1994,
1998), Master Parachute
Badge (2003), Korea
Master Parachute Badge
(2000), Special Forces
Tab (1985), Pathfinder
Badge (1983), Aircrew
Badge (1981), Underwater
Operations Badge (1975),
Canadian Parachute Badge
(1975) and Ranger Tab
(1971).
His nobiliary
associations include:
Sovereign Military Order
of the Temple of
Jerusalem, Knight Grand
Croix (Justice), Grand
Chancellor General
(Emeritus); Royal Order
of the Eagle of Georgia
and Seamless Tunic of
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
Knight Grand Croix;
Military and Hospitaler
Order of St. Lazarus of
Jerusalem, Knight Grand
Croix (Justice), Grand
Commander, Grand Priory
of Carpathia; Order of
St. Constantine the
Great, Knight; Order of
the Red Branch
(Ireland), Companion;
Order of Cheon-Su
National Security Merit
(Republic of Korea),
Third Class.
He is currently senior
military advisor to the
Ministry of Defense of
the Republic of Georgia
and a full professor of
National Security
Studies at American
Military University,
Manassas, Virginia, USA.
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