Meritorious Service Cross
- Awarded on: November 30, 2017
- Invested on: May 27, 2021
Rank: Lieutenant General
Deployed to Afghanistan as director of operations for Regional Command South in 2009 and as commander of United States Army Europe from 2014 to 2017, Lieutenant-General Hodges was wholly committed to the strategic and operational links between Canada and the United States. Leveraging his superior diplomatic skills, he provided unwavering support to Canada’s Joint Task Force Afghanistan and enhanced the constructive co-operation between Canadian and American troops while commanding United States Army Europe.
