U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno (far right) bestows the Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander) to Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, Sept. 27, 2012, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. Kimizuka received the award for promoting family welfare through the development of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force family support structure.