Former Armed Forces Chief of Staff Sami Anan, left, receives a high medal from Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Egypt's president has given awards to the nation's two top military commanders, two days after he ordered their retirement. Tantawi, who ruled Egypt through his military council for 17 months after last year's popular uprising overthrew longtime President Hosni Mubarak, and his chief of staff, Anan, made their first public appearance to receive the nation's highest medal. Photo by Egyptian Presidency