Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: April 4, 2008
- Invested on: February 13, 2009
Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel
Lieutenant-Colonel Maurer served as assistant military advisor to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, from July 2006 to July 2007. By organizing and executing various contact missions to hazardous areas of the country dominated by insurgent factions, he successfully opened avenues for UN influence despite a complex and unstable environment.
