Army Says Transcript is Proof that Cohen Approved Clark's Medal: HEIDELBERG, Germany — The Army is refuting claims by Clinton administration Defense Secretary William Cohen that the former Pentagon chief had nothing to do with granting retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark a special waiver for the controversial Kosovo Campaign Medal. Cohen said he had no memory of approving a waiver that Clark would have needed before the medal was pinned on during his retirement ceremony last year. Although Clark commanded the international alliance that pushed Yugoslav forces out of Kosovo, a regulations snafu prevented him — along with thousands of others who participated in the campaign — from earning the medal. Although Army officials say they cannot find an official "paper trail" that would prove the matter definitively, they have released a transcript of Clark’s retirement ceremony. "By direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Kosovo Campaign Medal is awarded to General Wesley K. Clark for his participation and outstanding leadership during the Kosovo Air Campaign," reads the transcript.