Canada in Afghanistan

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
Alex, I've merged your thread as per my NOTE post. Regards the decorations, I echo Barry in saying this is nice to see... but the olde farte in me wonders why they couldn't be DCMs & MMs! Ah well, just goes to show you how the world is evolving around us...

Good to see the MiDs though! These guys have lots to be proud of...

Thanks for that Jif..
Regarding this part of the posting,about the Victoria Cross...
Canadians won the Victoria Cross over the years which originally was the highest British Gallantry award...
This version is peculiar to Canada and was established in 1993 as the article states...
The Canadian VC is based on the British version. The obverse is the same, except for the scroll. The British version has the words For Valour in English only while the Canadian version uses the Latin translation in order that it might be equally appropriate for anglophones and francophones.

See The whole story here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Cross_(Canada)

The three Military Valour Decorations, namely the Victoria Cross, the
Star of Military Valour and the Medal of Military Valour, were created by Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on January 1, 1993. The
Decorations may be awarded posthumously.

The Victoria Cross is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery, a daring
or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to
duty, in the presence of the enemy.