Military Honours.....

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Governor General to Present the First-Ever Military Valour Decorations at Inaugural Ceremony in Ottawa
OTTAWA, Feb. 15 /CNW Telbec/ - Her Excellency the Right Honourable
Michaelle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will
present six Military Valour Decorations to members of the Canadian Forces who
have displayed gallantry and devotion to duty in combat. The ceremony will be
held in the Ballroom at the Fairmont Château Laurier on Monday, February 19,
2007 at 10:30 a.m. This will mark the first time that these decorations, which
were created in 1993, will be presented.
During the same ceremony, the Governor General will also present
33 Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division) to individuals whose
specific achievements have brought honour to the Canadian Forces and to
Canada.
Media interested in covering this event and in interviewing recipients
are asked to contact the Rideau Hall Press Office before the day of the
ceremony.

Note: A highlight reel of B-roll footage from the ceremony will be
available for media use late afternoon the day of the ceremony at the
following address
http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca...news/ggawards/

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RECIPIENTS

(Note: the ranks indicated reflect the substantive ranks of the
recipients at the time that they performed the actions for which they
are being honoured).

MILITARY VALOUR DECORATIONS

Star of Military Valour
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Name Current posting and hometown
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Major William Hilton Fletcher, S.M.V., C.D. Edmonton and St. Albert,
Alta.
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Sergeant Patrick Tower, S.M.V, C.D. Edmonton, Alta.; and Sidney,
B.C.
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Medal of Military Valour
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Name Current posting and hometown
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Sergeant Michael Thomas Victor Denine, Edmonton, Alta.;
M.M.V., C.D. Shea Heights and St. John's,
N.L.
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Master Corporal Collin Ryan Fitzgerald, Shilo, Man.; Trenton and
M.M.V. Morrisburg, Ont.
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Private Jason Carl Allan Lamont, M.M.V. Edmonton, Alta.; and
Greenwood, N.S.
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Captain Derek Prohar, M.M.V. Edmonton and St. Albert,
Alta.; and Avonlea, Sask.
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MERITORIOUS SERVICE DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Cross (Military Division)
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Name Current posting and hometown
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Colonel Stephen Joseph Bowes, M.S.C., C.D. Halifax, Hammonds Plains and
Bedford, N.S.
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Colonel David Allison Fraser, O.M.M., Edmonton, Alta.;
M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D. and Halifax, N.S.
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Chief Warrant Officer Michael Lawrence Edmonton and St. Albert,
McDonald, M.S.C., C.D. Alb; and Doaktown, N. B.
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Colonel Steven Patrick Noonan, M.S.C., C.D. Ottawa and Kars, Ont.
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Chief Warrant Officer Randy Allan Northrup, Edmonton and St. Albert,
M.S.C., C.D. Alta.; and Chipman, N.B.
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Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Robert Voith, Kingston, Ont.; and
M.S.C., C.D. Calgary, Alta.
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Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)
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Lieutenant-Colonel David James Anderson, Edmonton, Alta.;
M.S.M., C.D. and Pierrefonds, Que.
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Major Julia May Atherley-Blight, Kingston and Harrowsmith,
O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D. Ont.
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Honorary Captain (N) Sonja Ingrid Bata, Toronto, Ont.
O.C., M.S.M., C.D.
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Brigadier-General Stuart A. Beare, Kingston, Ont.; and Shilo,
M.S.M., C.D. Man.
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Major Timothy James Bishop, M.S.M., C.D. Edmonton, Alta.; and
Woodstock, N.B.
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Chief Warrant Officer Ward Desmond Brown, Trenton and Toronto, Ont.
M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
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Colonel Michael Derek Capstick, Calgary, Alta.; and
O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D. Montreal,Quebec
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Major Kirk Allister Gallinger, M.S.M., C.D. Ottawa and Niagara Falls,
Ont.
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Master Corporal Steven Gregory Gartside, Ottawa, Ont.; and
M.S.M. Grand Manan, N.B.
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Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, Brandon, Man.;
M.S.M. (Posthumous) and Calgary, Alta.
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Major Nicholas James Elliott Grimshaw, Ottawa and Kingston, Ont.
M.S.M., C.D.
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Lieutenant-Colonel Niels Christian Koefoed, Copenhagen and Gilleleje,
M.S.M. Denmark
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Corporal Christopher Eugene Kopp, Winnipeg and Westbourne,
M.S.M., C.D. Man.
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Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Oswald Ottawa, Ont.; and Québec,
Maurice Paul LeBlanc, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D. Que
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Corporal Shaun Lindsey, M.S.M. Edmonton and Lancaster Park,
Alta.; and Brighton, Ont.
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Master Corporal Jason MacKinnon, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L.;
M.S.M., C.D. and Inverness, N.S.
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Warrant Officer James Ronald McArthur, Ottawa, Ont.; and
M.S.M., C.D. Summerside, P.E.I.
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Major James Duncan McKillip, M.S.M., C.D. Ottawa, Ont.
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Sergeant David Claude Payne, M.S.M., C.D. Gander and Port aux Basques,
N.L
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Carla May Penney, Edmonton and St. Albert,
M.S.M., C.D. Alta.; and Springhill, N.S.
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Lieutenant-Colonel George James Petrolekas, Brunssum, the Netherlands;
M.S.M., C.D. and Saint-Mathias, Que.
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Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Ernest Putt, Edmonton and St. Albert,
M.S.M., C.D. Alta.
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Lieutenant-Colonel Shane Bruce Schreiber, Edmonton, St. Albert
M.S.M., C.D. and Lloydminster, Alta.
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Sergeant Chadwick Jack Shaw, M.S.M., C.D. Richelain and Chambly, Que.;
and London, Ont.
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Major Mason James Stalker, M.S.M., C.D. Edmonton, Alta.; and
Revelstoke, B.C.
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Lieutenant-Colonel Pierre Joseph Albert Ottawa, Ont.; and
Paul St-Cyr, M.S.M., C.D. Saint-Hubert and Verdun, Que.
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Master Warrant Officer Shawn Douglas Edmonton, Alta.; and
Stevens, M.S.M., C.D. Ladysmith, B.C.
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Additional information on the Military Valour Decorations, the
Meritorious Service Decorations and citations for recipients can be found at
http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4976.



For further information: Media information: Marilyne Guèvremont, Rideau
Hall Press Office, (613) 998-7280; Media Liaison Office: Department of
National Defence, (613) 996-2353 or (613) 996-2354; Public information:
Chancellery of Honours, 1-800-465-6890