Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Cross
Awarded on: 2007-04-24
Invested on: 2007-10-12
Major Hess-von Kruedener is awarded the Meritorious Service Cross posthumously for his outstanding performance and dedication to duty while serving at a United Nations observation post in the Khiam area of southern Lebanon. When the conflict erupted, Major Hess-von Kruedener knew he could not be evacuated, yet he steadfastly maintained his position while reporting the situation as it presented itself, until he was killed on duty on July 25, 2006. A Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry officer, Major Hess-von Kruedener brought great credit to the Canadian Forces and to Canada.