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Governor General announces 24 Mentions in Dispatches and 27 Meritorious Service Decorations
October 27, 2006
OTTAWA – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, announced today the awarding of 24 Mentions in Dispatches and 27 Meritorious Service Decorations (military division) to individuals whose specific achievements have brought honour to the Canadian Forces and to Canada.
The recipients will be invited to receive their decoration or insignia at presentation ceremonies to be held at a later date. The citations for these awards will be published at a later date.
Note that the rank used in this document reflects the substantive rank held by the member at the time of the incident.
To receive Mentions in Dispatches:
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Mentions in Dispatches |
Current Posting |
Home Town |
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Master-Corporal Niall B. Anthony |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton, AB |
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Sergeant Jaime Richard Bradley |
Edmonton, AB |
Cornerbrook, NL |
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Private RyanAndrew Carter |
Shilo, MB |
Onion Lake,SK |
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Lieutenant-Commander Peter John Clifford |
Victoria, BC |
Ottawa, ON |
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Corporal Clark Alexander Cummings |
Shilo, MB |
Ottawa, ON |
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Master-Corporal Jason John Cuppage |
Shilo, MB |
Barrie, ON |
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Private Kevin Yves Royal Dallaire (posthumous) |
Edmonton, AB |
Calgary, AB |
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Corporal Jeffrey Allan Fehr |
Shilo, MB |
Winnipeg, MB |
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Master-Corporal Jason Neil Froude |
Shilo, MB |
Brown’s Arm, NL |
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Corporal Jason Joe |
Edmonton, AB |
Winnipeg, MB |
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Corporal Michael Cameron MacDonald |
Edmonton, AB |
Clinton, ON |
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Sergeant Scott Machan, C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
Blythe, ON |
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Warrant Officer Justin Christopher Mackay |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton, AB |
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Master-Corporal Tony Wade Perry |
Edmonton, AB |
Hawkes Bay, NL |
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Master-Corporal Daryl Edward Presley |
Edmonton, AB |
Halifax, NS |
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Master-Corporal Keith Howard Prodonick |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton, AB |
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Corporal Paul Daniel Rachynski |
Edmonton, AB |
Bonnyville, AB |
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Private Joseph Jonathan Rustenburg |
Edmonton, AB |
Surrey, BC |
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Corporal Kyle Austin Scott |
Edmonton, AB |
Whitecourt, AB |
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Sergeant Prescott Shipway |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton, AB |
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Sergeant Christopher Todd Thombs, C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton, AB |
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Lieutenant Douglas Michael Thorlakson |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton, AB |
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Sergeant Chester William Tingley, C.D. |
Petawawa, ON |
Moncton, NB |
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Corporal Gord Matthew Hazeltyne Whitton |
Edmonton, AB |
Prince George, BC |
Annex A contains more information on the Mention in Dispatches.
To receive Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division):
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Meritorious Service Cross |
Current Posting |
Home Town |
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Colonel Stephen Joseph P. Bowes, M.S.C., C.D. |
Gagetown, NB |
Halifax, NS |
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Colonel David Allison Fraser, O.M.M., M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D.
This is a second Meritorious Service Decoration awarded to Colonel Fraser |
Edmonton, AB |
Halifax, NS |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Clarence Hope, M.S.C., C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton, MB |
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Chief Warrant Officer Michael Lawrence McDonald, M.S.C., C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton, AB |
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Colonel Steven Patrick Noonan, M.S.C., C.D. |
Ottawa, ON |
Ottawa, ON |
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Chief Warrant Officer Randy Allan Northrup, M.S.C., C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
St. Albert, AB |
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Meritorious Service Medal |
Current Posting |
Home Town |
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Lieutenant-Colonel David James Anderson, M.S.M., C.D. |
Toronto, ON |
Dundas South, ON |
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Major Timothy James Bishop, M.S.M., C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
Woodstock, NB |
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Chief Warrant Officer Ward Desmond Brown, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D. |
Shilo, MB |
Toronto, ON |
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Colonel Michael Derek Capstick, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D. |
Ottawa, ON |
Montreal, QC |
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Major Kirk Allister Gallinger, M.S.M., C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton, AB |
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Master-Corporal Steven Gregory Gartside, M.S.M., C.D. |
Ottawa, ON |
Moncton, NB |
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Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, M.S.M. (posthumous) |
Shilo, MB |
Calgary, AB |
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Major Nicholas James Elliot Grimshaw, M.S.M., C.D. |
Shilo, MB |
Kingston, ON |
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Corporal Christopher Eugene Kopp, M.S.M., C.D. |
Winnipeg, MB |
Westbourne, MB |
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Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Oswald Maurice Paul Leblanc, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D. |
Ottawa, ON |
Québec, QC |
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Corporal Shaun Lindsey, M.S.M. |
Edmonton, AB |
Brighton, ON |
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Major James Duncan McKillip, M.S.M., C.D. |
Ottawa, ON |
Ottawa, ON |
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Colonel Kevin Charles Owens, M.S.M. (US Army) |
Vicenza, Italy |
North Carolina, USA |
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Carla May Penney, M.S.M., C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
St. Albert, AB |
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Lieutenant-Colonel George James Petrolekas, M.S.M., C.D. |
Selfkant, Germany |
St.Mathias, QC |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Ernest Putt, M.S.M., C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton, AB |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Shane Bruce Schreiber, M.S.M., C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
St. Albert, AB |
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Sergeant Chadwick (Chad) Jack Shaw, M.S.M., C.D. |
St-Jean, QC |
London, ON |
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Captain Mason James Stalker, M.S.M., C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
Revelstoke, BC |
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Master Warrant Officer Shawn Douglas Stevens, M.S.M., C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
Edmonton, AB |
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Major Glen Talis Zilkalns, M.S.M., C.D. |
Edmonton, AB |
Dryden, ON |
Annex B contains more information on these decorations.
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Media information:
Lucie Brosseau
Rideau Hall Press Office
613-998-0287
For further information on the recipients:
Department of National Defence
Media Liaison Office
613-996-2353 or 613-996-2354
Public information:
Chancellery of Honours
1-800-465-6890
Annex A
Mention in Dispatches
The Mention in Dispatches was created to recognize members of the Canadian Forces on active service and other individuals working with or in conjunction with the Canadian Forces for valiant conduct, devotion to duty or other distinguished service. Recipients are entitled to wear a bronze oak leaf on the appropriate campaign or service medal ribbon.
Annex B
Meritorious Service Decorations
The Meritorious Service Decorations include a Military Division and a Civil Division, with two levels each: a medal and a cross. The Military Division recognizes individuals for their outstanding professionalism and for bringing honour to the Canadian Forces and to Canada. The Civil Division recognizes individuals who have performed an exceptional deed or an activity that brought honour to the community or to Canada.
These decorations are an important part of the Canadian Honours System, which recognizes excellence. Meritorious Service Decorations honour either a single achievement or an activity over a specified period. The Meritorious Service Decorations are open to both Canadians and non-Canadians.
Anyone may nominate an individual for the civil division of the Meritorious Service Decorations, while military candidates are recommended by the Chief of the Defence Staff. Nominations and awards may be made posthumously, but nominations for activities that occurred prior to June 1984, the year in which the honour was first created, are not accepted.
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