ARLINGTON, Va. (Feb. 24, 2015) -- Chief of Staff of the German Army, Lt. Gen. Bruno Kasdorf, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery to honor America's fallen.
Kasdorf was accompanied during the Army Wreath Laying Ceremony by Gen. Raymond Odierno, 38th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington commanding general.
Kasdorf was also presented the Legion of Merit medal during a short ceremony in Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall by Odierno prior to the wreath laying ceremony.
According to U.S. State Department, Germany stands at the center of European affairs and is a key partner in U.S. relations with Europeans in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union. U.S. policy is to preserve and consolidate a close and vital relationship with Germany, not only as friends and trading partners, but also as allies sharing common institutions.
As allies in NATO, the United States and Germany work side by side to maintain peace and freedom. U.S. and German troops work together effectively in NATO and United Nations operations worldwide due in part to the joint training and capacity-building performed at U.S. military installations in Germany.
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