Photo Caption: Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth (left), the Adjutant General of New Jersey pins Clifton resident Sgt. 1st Class Berto Diaz (right) with a Bronze Star during an awards ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Flemington.

     Sgt. 1st Class Diaz, received both a Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal for exceptionally meritorious service as the Battalion Information Technology and the Central Funding Vault Manager 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.