Photo Caption: Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth (left), the Adjutant General of New Jersey congratulates Cape May Court House resident Command Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Kraemer (right) after awarding him with a Bronze Star during an awards ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Flemington.

     Command Sgt. Maj. Kraemer received the Bronze Star for exceptionally meritorious achievement as the 50th Finance Battalion Command Sergeant Major during his yearlong deployment to Iraq in support of the Global War on Terror.  The 50th was assigned to the 336th Finance Command in Iraq.  While stationed in Iraq, the 50th Finance Battalion was instrumental in creating and maintaining the first Central Funding Facility in Iraq, which held more than $400 million and was responsible for paying military and civilian personnel throughout Iraq.

     Kraemer is a Cape May Court House native and graduate of Pennsauken High School. He served 32 years prior to receiving this award.