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33 FOREIGN HONOURS to CANADIANS 1982 to 2020 (Updated to the Gazette of 08 August 2020)

Foreign honours are considered official honours if the country initiating the receives permission from the government of Canada to make the award. Since July 1982, official foreign can be found in the Canada Gazette, Part 1, usually in the last gazette of each month. The following are the major foreign awards presented to Canadians in the Canada Gazette since July 1982.

Argentina The of May 1

Australia The Order of Companion (AC) (Sir Nigel Bowen & Sir Peter Gadsden) Australian Gazette 2 Officer (OA) (Dr. Karim Khan, Professor UBC – CG: 08 August 2020) 1 Member (AM) (Honorary) 2 of the Order of Australia (OAM) (Honorary) 2 Australian Service Medal with “Timor Leste” Clasp 1 with “International Coalition Against Terrorism” Clasp 5 with “Greater Middle East Operation” 1 with “Border Protection” 2 1 1 Centennial Medal 6 Commendation for Brave Conduct Award 1 Emblem of the Meritorious Unit Citation 1

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1 Argentina - Order of May Order of Australia

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Austria 2 The Decoration of Honour for Services to Austria Grand Decoration in Gold with Star (4th Class) 1 Grand Decoration in Silver with Star (5th Class) 1 Grand Decoration in Gold (6th Class) 1 Grand Decoration in Silver (7th Class) 2 Grand Decoration (8th Class) 12 Decoration of Honour in Gold (9th Class) 7 Decoration of Honour in Silver (10th Class) 3 Decoration of Merit in Gold (11th Class) 32 Decoration of Merit in Silver (12th Class) 8 Gold Medal for Services (13th Class) 1 Silver Medal for Services (14th Class) 2

The Austrian ’s Cross 1 Officer’s Cross 3 Knight’s Cross 1st Class 7 Knight’s Cross 2nd Class 3

The Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Arts 1st Class 8 2nd Class 4

2 The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria is divided into the following 14 classes: Grand Star 1st Class Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with 2nd Class Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash 3rd Class Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star 4th Class Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star 5th Class Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold 6th Class Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver 7th Class Grand Decoration of Honour 8th Class Decoration of Honour in Gold 9th Class Decoration of Honour in Silver 10th Class Decoration of Merit in Gold 11th Class Decoration of Merit in Silver 12th Class Gold Medal 13th Class Silver Medal 14th Class

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Afghanistan Baryaal Darajaah UAK Successful 1 st Grade MGen Michael Day, CMM MSC CD 7 Successful 2 nd Grade BGen Gregory Young, OMM MSC CD 1 Ghazi Mir Bachah Khan Medal BGen Gary O’Brien, OMM MSC CD 3 Miraany (Bravery) Medal BGen John Milne, MSM CD 1

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3 Baryaal Darajaah UAK Medal Major-General Paul Wynnyk, OMM, MSM, CD, Deputy Chief of the (middle bottom row of his ribbon bar) Major-General Donald Michael Day, OMM, CD receives his medal from the Afghanistan Ambassador to Canada Brigadier-General J. David Gerald Henley, OMM, CD (also middle ribbon bottom row with the American Bronze Star as his last medal) Brigadier-General John Milne’s medal the Miraany (Bravery) Medal Major-General Howard left wearing Ghazi Mir Bachah Khan Medal (last medal after his USA MSM)

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Bahrain The Order of Bahrain 1st Class (Commodore Kenneth Summers, OMM, MSC, CD) 1 2nd Class (Lieutenant-Colonel John Noel Stuart) 4

Canada Gazette NAME RANK DECORATIONS /

First Class

28/05/94 SUMMERS, Kenneth Commodore OMM MSC CD

Second Class

28/05/94 BANKS, David H. Commander CD 28/05/94 BARTRAM, David W. Colonel CD 28/05/94 BENDER, James J. LCol CD 28/05/94 STUART, John Noel LCol OMM CD 4

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Barbardos Order of Barbados Silver Crown of Merit (Dr. John Edward Hutson) 1

4 Lieutenant-Colonel John Noel Stuart, OMM, CD (Note MID for ) Commodore (later RAdm) Ken Summers, OMM, MSC, CD

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Belgium 5 The Order of Leopold Officer 2 Knight 2 The Order of Leopold II Commander 9 Officer 8 Knight’s Cross with Palm 1 Knight (MGen Richard Rohmer) 14 The Order of the Crown Grand Cross (General Henault, Louise Arbour) 4 Grand Officer (General Dextraze) 1 Commander (BGen Denis Whitaker) 8 Officer 8 Knight 8 Golden Palms 2 Gold Medal 2 Decoration for Work 1st Class 1 2nd Class 2 The 1940 War Cross with Bronze Lion 4 Civic Medal – First Class 1 Special Decoration of Professional Unions – 1st Class 1 Labour Decoration – Second Class 1

5 The Order of Leopold The Order of Leopold II

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Burkina Faso (Landlocked country in West Africa) The Order of Merit – Officer 1 The Order of Merit – Knight 9

Belarus Francisak Dkaryna Order 1

Benin The National Order of the Republic of Benin – Officer 1

Brazil The Order of Rio Branco Commander 2 Knight 4 Medal 1 The National Order of the Southern Cross Grand Official 4 Official 1 Knight 1 The Order of Military Merit Grand Officer (LGens Devlin, Hainse & Wynnyk) 3 Knight (CWO Alain Guimond) 1 The Order of Aeronautical Merit Grand Officer (LGen Michael Hood, CMM, CD, RCAF) 1 Santos-Dumont Merit Medal (Major Eric Michael Willrich) 1

Brunei Darusalem Meritorious Service Medal 1

Bulgaria The Order of Madarski Horseman 1

Cameroon National Order of Merit – Knight (not gazetted – to CF) 4

Chile The Order of Merit Bernardo O’Higgins – Grand Cross 1 The Order of Merit Bernardo O’Higgins 1

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Colombia The National Order of Merit (Louise Arbour) 1 Air Force Cross for Aeronautical Merit Grand Cross (LGen Blondin) 1 Order of Military Merit José Maria Córdova Grand Cross (LGen Devlin/Wynnyk, BGen Stephen Lacroix) 3 “Faith in the Cause” Military Medal of the National Army 6

Croatia The Order of the Croatian Star with the \ Effigy of Katarina Zrinska Mr. George Weber 1 The Order of Croatian Trefoil Ms. Cassandra Vartell 1

Czechoslovakia The - Commander 1

Denmark The Order of the Dannebrog Commander 3 Knight’s Order of the 1st Degree (Officer) 6 Knight’s Cross 1st Class (Member) 18 Home Guard Meritorious Service Medal (not gazetted – to CF) 1 Defence Medal for Exceptionally Meritorious Service 1

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Estonia Order of Terra Mariana – 3rd Class (Honourable Robert Rae) 1

Egypt The Egyptian Order of Merit – First Class 1

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Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Fed Republic Germany Grand Cross 1st 2 Grand Cross 2nd 1 Knight Commander’s Cross 2 Commander’s Cross 16 Officer Cross 25 Knight’s Cross 38 The Medal 1 The Star of People’s Friendship In Gold 1 Not in Gold 1 The Silver Cross of Honour of the Bundeswehr 2

Finland The Order of the White Rose of Finland Knight 1st Class 17 Knight (Medal Obverse & Reverse below) 11 7 First Class Medal with Gold Cross 1

The Order of the Lion of Finland Commander 6 Knight 1st Class 7 Knight 8 Cross of Merit 8 Medal with Golden Cross 1

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France Grand Cross 3 Grand Officer (Louise Beaudoin) 3 Commander (General Jonathan Vance, Brian Mulroney) 21 Officer (Commissioner Zaccardelli, LGen Hainse) 51 Knight (Celine Dion) 355 The National Order of Merit Grand Officer (Hon. Herménégilde Chiasson, OC, KStJ, ONB) 3 Commander (Rt Hon. Brian Dickson, CC, CD) 8 Officer (LGen Guy Robert Thibault, CMM, MSC, CD) 45 Knight (Céline Dion, CC, OQ) 130 The Order of Academic Palms Commander 14 Officer 70 Knight 252 The Order of Agricultural Merit Officer 10 Knight 46 The Order of Arts and Letters Commander (Dany Laferri ėre – Elevated) 12 Officer (Neil Young) 52 Knight (Diana Krall / LCol Carl Gauther, OMM, CD) 192 Military Medal 1 Medal of Honour of Labour (Grand Gold Echelon) 1 The Order of Merit Maritime Officer (Mr. Jean d’Amour - 2017) 1 Knight (Mr. John Butler - 2008) 1 Foreign Affairs Medal of Honour – Bronze 2 Cross of Military Valour – Bronze Star 2 Gold (Col Pierre Huet) 16 Gold with clasp Gendarmerie Nationale 8 Silver 25 Bronze (including 1 with 2 bars) 45 Bronze with clasp Gendarmerie Nationale 6 French Commemorative Medal with clasp Albania’ 1 with clasp Former Yugoslavia’ 5 with Clasp ‘’ 1 Overseas Medal with Clasp ‘Mali’ (LCol Doris Gobeil) 1 Cross of Military Valour – Bronze Star 2 French Police Medal of Honour 1 Silver Medal for Tourism 1 Medal of Honour of Labour (Grand Gold Echelon) 1 Foreign Affairs Medal of Honour (Bronze Echelon) 5 National Medals of Recognition for victims of Terrorism 3

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Greece The Order of the Phoenix Grand Commander 1 Grand Cross 1 Commander 1 Officer 9 The Order of the Honour 4 The Commemorative Medal of Merit and Honour (de Chastelain) 1

Haiti National Order of Honour and Merit Grand Cross – Silver Plaque (Hon Mauril Bélanger, MP) 1 Knight (5 th Class) 1

CANFORGEN of 13 May 2014

Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Richard Stepaniuk has been invested as a Knight of the National Order of Honour and Merit (5th Class). This honour is conferred by the President of the Republic of Haiti. Lieutenant-Colonel Stepaniuk is currently the G3 at 4 Canadian Division JTFC HQ at . Formerly a Regimental Officer serving with the 3rd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment, he is presently a member of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI). Lieutenant-Colonel Stepaniuk was commanding Officer of the RHLI from 16 May 2010 to 26 May 2013. Decoration Conferred by the President of the Republic of Haiti Knight of the National Order of Honour and Merit (5th Class) LCOL Daniel Richard STEPANIUK, OStJ, CD

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Honduras The Order of San Francisco Morazan – Grand Cross 1 The Order of Merit 1

Holy See Knight Commander/ of the Order of Pope Saint Sylvester 2 Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great – Knight Commander 1 Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great – Knight 2

Hungary The Order of the Hungarian Republic Golden Cross 1 Officer’s Cross 11 Knight’s Cross 6 Small Cross 17 The Order of Merit Commander’s Cross (General Ray Henault) 10 Officer’s Cross 23 Knight’s Cross 30 Medium Cross 5 Small Cross 4 Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary 12 Silver Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary 8 The Order of the Flag of the Hungarian People 3 Medal of “Pro Cultura Hungarica” 1

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Iceland The Icelandic Order of Falcon 18

Italy The Order to the Merit of the Italian Republic Grand Officer 8 Commander 14 Officer 9 Knight Officer 15 Knight’s Cross 66 Chevalier 15 The Order of the Star of (until 2011 of Solidarity) Grand Officer (2nd Class) 2 Commander (3rd Class) 22 Knight (5th Class) 85

Ivory Coast The National Order of the Officer 1

Jamaica The Most Distinguished Order of the Defender of the Realm Companion (BGen Keith Greenaway) 1 Order of Distinction Commander Class (O.D.) 3 Officer Class (O.D.) 4 Member Class (O.D.) 2 Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to 2 of Honour for Meritorious Service 3 Badge of Honour for Long and Faithful Service 3 Honorary Member 2

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Japan The Order of the Rising Sun Grand Cordon 3 Gold and Silver Stars 4 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (Arthur Sigura Hara, OC, OBC) 25 Gold Rays with 19 Gold and Silver Rays 25 Silver Rays 13 Ripple 1 Wistaria 1 5th Class 1 6th Class 2

The Order of the Sacred Treasure Grand Cordon 2 Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon 1 Gold and Silver Rays 13 Gold and Silver Stars 1 Gold Rays with Rosette 7 Silver Rays 8 4th Class 1 5th Class 6 6th Class 1

The Medal of Culture with Blue Ribbon 1

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Jordan The Order of the Al Istiglal – Grand Cordon 1 The Al-Hussein Order of Military Merit – Grand Officer 1

Kenya Medal of Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear 1

Korea The Order of Merit for Diplomatic Service 1 The Order of Civil Merit – Moran Medal 2nd Class 3 Civil Merit Medal 1 Medal of Industry Service Medal 1 The Order of Sport Merit – Sheongryong Medal (Dick Pound) 2 The Order of National Service Medal 2 Korea Service Medal 1

Kosovo Presidential Jubilee Medal - 10 th Anniversary of Independence 2

Kuwait The Liberation of Medal 1st Class (Cmdre Summers) 1 2nd Class (Cmdre Miller) 3

Latvia Order of the Three Stars 17 Order of Viesturs (General Jonathan Vance – 1st ) 3 Cross of Recognition 6

Lesotho The Most Meritorious Order of Mohlomi – Officer 2 The Most Dignified Order of Moshoeshoe – Knight Commander 1

Lithuania The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas 1 Order of Merit Commander’s Cross 1 Officer’s Cross 1 Knight’s Cross 4 The Medal of the Order of Merit 1 Medal of the Order of the Cross of Vytis 1

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Luxembourg The Order of Merit Grand Officer (MGen Walter Holmes) 2 Commander (Mr. David Cook elevated) 1 Officer 2 Knight 4 The Order of Oak Crown – Commander 2

Malaysia The Medal of the Most Distinguished Order of the Defender (Pingat Pangkuan Negara) \ of the realm 3 The Johnan Setia Mahkota (Honorary) (David Johnston) 1

Mali (Republic of Mali) National Order of Merit – Officer (Paul J. Tuz - elevation) 1 National Order of Merit – Knight 12

Mexico Order of Aztec Eagle 10

Moldova Civil Merit Medal – The Honourable Cornelius Chisu 1

Mongolia Friendship Medal (Senator A. Day – LCol RCAF) 2 Presidential Medal of Friendship 1

Monaco The Order of Saint-Charles Commander Mrs. Antonine Maillet, CP CC OQ 2 Knight 5 The Order of Grimaldi - Officer 1 The Order of Cultural Merit – Commander 1

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Meritorious Service Medal 75 Meritorious Service Medal – 2nd Award 2

Netherlands The Order of Orange-Nassau Commander (General Rick Hillier) 2 Officer (Mr Ronald Southern & Mrs Margaret Southern) 7 Knight 27 Member 3 The Order of the Lion – Knight 1 Commemorative Medal Peacekeeping Operations with ISAF clasp 1 Commemorative Medal Peacekeeping Operations with ATFME clasp With Second Clasp (Captain Brian J. Coyle) 1 Inauguration Medal 2013 (Rt Hon. David Johnston) 4 The Medal of Honour for Humane Deeds 1

New Zealand Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) 1 Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) (Timothy Chisholm July 1990) 1

Nicaragua The Order of Jose Dolores Estrade, Batalla de San Jacinto Grand Officer (BGen Ian Douglas) 1 Knight Commander (LCol Hank Morris) 1 Officer (Captain Ghyslain Bergeron) 1

Niger The Order of Merit – Knight 3

Nigeria The Order of Federal Republic – Member 1

Norway Royal Norwegian Order of Merit Grand Officer 1 Commander 1 Officer / Knight First Class 25 Level Unknown (Canada Gazette 28 November 2008 mainly) 9 St. Olav Medal 2 Norwegian War Medal 51 Norwegian Medal of Participation 199

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Pakistan Sitara-I-Quaid-E-Azam (Order of the Great Leader) 1 Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) 2 SITARA-I-EISAAR (Star of Sacrifice) (LCol Voith) 1

Paraguay National Order of Merit – Great Cross 1

Peru Order of Merit for Distinguished Services Grand Cross 1 Commander 3 Knight 1 The Order of Aeronautical Merit Commander 1 Officer 4 The Jorge Chavez Dartnell Medal of Merit 29

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Poland Order of Merit of the Polish People's Republic Grand Officer (MGen Reg Lewis) 2 Commander Cross with Star (2nd Class) 8 Commander Cross (General Baril, LGen Leslie) 30 Officer’s Cross (MGen David Fraser) 59 Knight’s Cross (MGen Hugh Ross) 155 Golden Badge 12 Silver Badge 5 Gold Cross of Merit 177 Silver Cross of Merit 84 Bronze Cross of Merit 7 Honorary Member 1 The Polonia Restituta Order Commander’s Cross 8 Officer’s Cross 24 Knight’s Cross 40 Warsaw Uprising Cross 39 Cross of Freedom and Solidarity of the Republic of 16 Order of the White Eagle 1 Order of the Cross of Independence With Swords 2 Without Swords 2 Cross of Oswiecim (Auschwitz) 5 Siberian Exiles Cross (Mr. Kazimierz Sawoszczuk) 11 Long Marital Life Medal 18 Medal of the Centenary of Polish Independence 2 Silver 1

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Portugal Order of Prince Henry (Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique) Grand Officer 1 Commander (Commenda) 5 Officer 2 Officer of the Order of Commercial Merit 2 Order of Merit Grand Officer 1 Commander 14 Member (Honorary) 2

Romania National Order of Merit (Civil Division) – Officer 1 Faithful Service Order – Commander 2

Rwanda The National Order of the Thousand Hills – Officer 1

Russia (Government of the Russian Federation) Order of Friendship (Rt Honourable Jean Chrétien 2014) 8 Pushkin Medal 4 Medal for Exploring Outer Space (Robert Thirsk Cdn Astronaut) 1 Ushakov Medal (For the Mermansk Navy Run WWII) 70 The Order of the People’s Friendship 4

San Marino Equestrian Order of Saint Agatha – Commander 2

Saudi Arabia The King Abdulaziz Decoration – 3rd Class (Cmdre Summers) 1 Medal for Merit – Third Class 1

Senegal National Order of the Lion Commander 6 Officer 1 Knight 1

Serbia Gold Medal of Merit 1

Slovenia Honorary Badge of Freedom 4 Order of White Double-Cross 1

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South Africa Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo Grand Companion (Rt. Hon Brian Mulroney, CC) 1

Spain Civil Order of Merit Great Cross (Louise Arbour) 1 Commander 4 Officer 6 Cross 7 Commendation (Richard Pound) 1 Order of Isabella the Catholic 2 Cross of the Order of Naval Merit with White Distinction 1 Cross of Naval Merit, First Class 1 Military Merit Medal (LCol Henry Morris) 1 The Order of Arts and Letters (Leonard Cohen) 1

Sweden The Royal Order of the Polar Star Commander 4 Knight Commander 4 Member First Class 11 Gold Medal 5 Grade Not Specified 9

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Thailand The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Knight Commander (2nd Class) 4 Commander (3rd Class) 7 Companion (4th Class) 1 Member (5th Class) (shown below) 1

The Order of the White Elephant Knight Commander (2nd Class) 3 Commander (3rd Class) 7 Member (5th Class) 2 Gold Medal (6th Class) 1

Tonga The King’s Silver Jubilee Medal 1

Tunisia The Order of the Republic of – Officer 1

Ukraine Order of Kniaz Yarsolave the Wise 1st Class (Right Honourable Brian Mulroney) 1 3rd Class 2 5th Class 3 Order of Princess Olha – 3rd Class 4 Order of Merit (3 rd Class) 24 Order of Noble Work and Virtue 8 Medal for Noble Work and Virtue 1 Ivan Mazeppa Cross 7 25 th Anniversary of the Independence of Medal 4

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United Kingdom (Since 1986) Companion of Honour (CH) 2 Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George (CMG) 2 The Order of the British Empire Commander (Civil) (CBE) 16 Officer (Civil) (OBE) 17 Member (Civil) (MBE) 48 Member (Military) (MBE) 11 British Empire Medal (Civil) (BEM) 3

General Service Medal 1962 bar Northern Ireland 1

General Service Medal 1962 bar Air Operations 2

Gulf Medal 1994 11

Mention-in-Despatches (MID) 2 Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service 2 Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air 3 Queen’s Commendation for Bravery in the Air 1

Operational Service Medal - Bar Sierra Leone 44

Operational Service Medal Afghanistan – No Bar 15 Operational Service Medal Afghanistan – Bar Afghanistan 16

Operational Service Medal and Syria 1

Iraq Medal with Clasp 19 Mar-29 Apr 2003 8 No Clasp 28

Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 01

Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa (below) 79

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United States of America Legion of Merit – Commander (General Walt Natynczyk) 19 Legion of Merit – Officer (MGen Romeo Dallaire) 117 - 2nd Award (RAdm William Truelove) 8 - 3rd Award (LGen Charles Bouchard) 1 Legion of Merit – Legionnaire (Colonel David Fraser) 24

Bronze Star (Colonel Bryan Gagn ė) 108 Bronze Star – 1st Oak Leaf Cluster (LCol Darryl Mills) 1

Air Medal (Lt. William Natynczyk) 82 Air Medal – 1st Oak Leaf Cluster (M/Cpl Weldon Rideout) 18 Air Medal – 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster (M/Cpl Jason McNeil) 6 Air Medal – 2nd Flight Strike Award (Captain Jared Penney) 1 Air Medal – 3rd Oak Leaf Cluster (Captain Henrik N. Smith) 2

Defence Meritorious Service Medal (LCdr Michael Seed) 142

Meritorious Service Medal (Major David N. Jane) 612 Meritorious Service Medal – 1st Oak Leaf Cluster (Army = Oak Leaf) 23 Meritorious Service Medal – 1st Gold Star & Oak (USN = Gold Star) 1 Meritorious Service Medal to the RCMP 2

Joint Service Commendation Medal (Captain Serge Pelletier) 1

Navy Commendation Medal (Captain Robert Aubin) 1 Army Commendation Medal (Captain Franclyn Leary) 1 Soldier’s Medal (CWO Joseph D. Vienneau) 1

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Venezuela The Order of Merit – “Estrella de Carabobo” (BGen Douglas) 1 The Order of the Liberator – Knight Commander - 3rd Class 1 The Order of Francisco de Miranda – 2nd Class 1

Zambia Order of Distinguished Service (First Division) (C. Glassco) 1

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