▁from ▁Ira q ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁his ▁year long ▁st int ▁on ▁active ▁duty ▁complete . ▁B iden ▁had ▁announced ▁that ▁during ▁his ▁deployment ▁he ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁act ively ▁serve ▁as ▁Del aware ' s ▁Att orney ▁General ▁by ▁working ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁his ▁office ' s ▁senior ▁staff ▁in ▁Del aware , ▁although ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁unit ▁related ▁B iden ▁saying ▁he ▁had ▁turned ▁over ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁att orney ▁general ▁work ▁to ▁his ▁deput y ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁duties ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁For ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁B iden ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Star ▁Medal . ▁After ▁B iden ' s ▁death , ▁Army ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁Raymond ▁Od ierno ▁delivered ▁the ▁e ul ogy ▁at ▁his ▁fun eral ▁and ▁presented ▁a ▁post hum ous ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Del aware ▁National ▁Guard , ▁stating ▁" Be au ▁B iden ▁possessed ▁the ▁tra its ▁I ▁have ▁witness ed ▁in ▁only ▁the ▁greatest ▁leaders ." ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁post hum ously ▁presented ▁with ▁The ▁Del aware ▁Cons pic uous ▁Service ▁Cross , ▁which ▁is ▁" a ward ed ▁for ▁hero ism , ▁mer itor ious ▁service ▁and ▁out standing ▁achiev ement ." ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁bid ▁at ▁political ▁office , ▁B iden ▁ran ▁for ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁Del aware ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁B iden ' s ▁oppon ent ▁was ▁a ▁veter an