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Honours and Awards

1.	Can I wear tour numerals with my MFO medal?
2.	Do I have to have my medals court-mounted?
3.	How do I apply for medals from the First and Second World Wars, and from the United Nations Operations - Korea - 1950-1953?
4.	How do I replace lost/stolen medals?
5.	How to I get a Special Service Medal (SSM)?
6.	I received a foreign award. May I wear it on my uniform?
7.	I served in the Gulf and Kuwait War. May I wear my Saudi Arabian medal as well as my Canadian Gulf and Kuwait Medal?
8.	May I wear a relative's medals?
9.	What is the process for recommending awards to Canadian Forces' individuals or units, such as Bravery Awards (BA), Meritorious Service Decorations (MSD), Mentions-in-Dispatch (MID), Chief of the Defence Staff Commendations or Canadian Forces Unit Commendations?
10.	What is the process for the acceptance and wear of foreign awards by CF members?
11.	What is the submission, selection and announcement process for the Order of Military Merit?
12.	Where do I wear tour numerals on my NATO Service medal?
13.	Who controls national honours policy?
14.	Who is eligible to receive the Order of Military Merit?

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