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[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Governor General announces 24 Mentions in Dispatches and 27 Meritorious Service Decorations
OTTAWA, Oct. 27 /CNW Telbec/ - Her Excellency the Right Honourable
Michaelle 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.

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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
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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. Vicenza, Italy North Carolina,
(US Army) 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
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Annex B contains more information on these decorations.
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Annex A
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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
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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.



For further information: 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