German Chancellor Angela Merkel (3rd L) and Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung (3rd R) pose for pictures with Master Sergeant Jan Berges (L), Sergeant First Class Markus Geist (2nd L), Master Sergeant Alexander Dietzen (2nd R) and Master Sergeant Henry Lukacs (R) after they were awarded the Honorary Cross for Bravery in the Chancellery in Berlin July 6, 2009. Four officers of the German army Bundeswehr were awarded Honorary Crosses on Monday after rescuing comrades and Afghani children during a life threatening situation while on a tour of duty in Kunduz Afghanistan in October 2008. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY POLITICS MILITARY)