Original sentence: He first received a major military accolade in 1952 when he was awarded his first Military Cross for gallantry after he and his men of fought a pitched battle with communist insurgents in the Malayan jungle.He was advanced to KCB in 1982 after his command in the Falklands, and left the Marines in 1983.He was appointed CB in 1982, and was on the verge of retirement when the Commandant General Royal Marines, Lieutenant-General Sir Steuart Pringle, was badly injured by a bomb planted by the IRA.He was awarded the OBE in 1973
Edited sentence: He first received a major military accolade in 1952 when he was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry after he and his men fought a pitched battle with communist insurgents in the Malayan jungle.He was appointed Comapnion of the Order of the Bath in 1982, and was on the verge of retirement when the Commandant General Royal Marines, Lieutenant-General Sir Steuart Pringle, was badly injured by a bomb planted by the IRA.He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1973.He was promoted to Knight COmmander of the Order of the Bath in 1982 after his command in the Falklands, and left the Marines in 1983