Polish state decoration for US Army general
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
15.08.2017 14:30
Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday presented a high state decoration to Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the U.S. Army commander in Europe, thanking him for his contribution to Polish-US relations.
Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka
The honour – the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Merit - was bestowed on Hodges in recognition of his “commitment to the development of Polish-US military cooperation, the strengthening of NATO’s eastern flank and enhancing US presence in Poland," according to Marcin Skowron, a spokesman for the Polish president’s National Security Bureau (BBN).
The American general was on Tuesday a special guest of ceremonies as Poland marked Armed Forces Day. The highlight of the ceremonies was a military parade in Warsaw that also featured troops from the United States and other NATO countries. (str/pk)
Source: prezydent.pl, PAP, TV Republika