On the obverse of the medal is a Latin inscription meaning: "A MEMORIAL AND REWARD FOR COURAGE AND BOLDNESS".
In the center appears the image of a helmeted soldier standing amidst the ruins of a fort, holding in his right hand an unsheathed sword, and in his left the staff of the enemy's flag, which he tramples underfoot.
Presentation of the de Fleury Medal, to those individuals meeting established criteria, was started by the Engineer Regiment as the move of the Engineer School from Fort Belvoir, Virginia to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri was completed in 1989.
The gold medal presentation is the highlight of the annual Engineer Regimental Dinner held at Fort Leonard Wood each spring.
"Bo" Temple, USA Retired and Frank M. Weinberg[1] 2015 – BG Gerry Galloway, PhD, USA Retired and LTG Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., USA Retired[2] 2016 – Robert K. Dawson and MG Harold J. Greene (Posthumous) 2017 – CSM (Ret) Robert Winzenried, 9th CSM of the Corps of Engineers and the Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen, Representative of the State of New Jersey 2018 – MG (Ret) Clair Gill, Fort Leonard Wood CDR and The Honorable Trent Kelly, Representative of the State of Mississippi 2019 – COL (Ret) James Rowan, Deputy CMDT USAES and GEN (Ret) Frank Grass, 27th Chief of National Guard 2020 – The Honorable Grace F. Napolitano, Representative of the State of California 2021 – LTG Todd T. Semonite, USA Retired 2022 – Tom Carper Senator, State of Delaware 2023 – LTG Jeffrey W. Talley, USA Retired 2024 – SFC Christopher A. Celiz (Posthumous)