NATIONAL HONOURS ANNOUNCEMENT - DECLASSIFICATION Feb 2017
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NATIONAL HONOURS ANNOUNCEMENT - DECLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE, FOR SECURITY AND OPERATIONAL REASONS, THE NAMES AND CITATIONS OF CAF RECIPIENTS OF HONOURS AND AWARDS ARE NOT RELEASED PUBLICLY ALTHOUGH THE FACT THAT AN AWARD HAS BEEN MADE IS ANNOUNCED.
AFTER SOME TIME HAS ELAPSED AND THE SECURITY CONCERNS ARE REDUCED TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL, THE NAMES AND SANITIZED CITATIONS CAN BE MADE PUBLIC
FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE UNVEILING OF THE COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE AT THE VALOUR BUILDING IN OTTAWA ON 25 MAY 15, HONOURING THE 20 RECIPIENTS OF THE STAR OF MILITARY VALOUR (SMV) DURING THE AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN, THE PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED NAMES AND CITATIONS OF THREE SMV RECIPIENTS WERE RELEASED.
SIMILARLY, TO MARK THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CREATION OF THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL (MSM) ON 6 JUN 16, THE PREVIOUSLY UNDISCLOSED NAMES AND CITATIONS OF ELEVEN MSM RECIPIENTS WERE RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE MSM REGISTER CREATED TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION.
THE AWARDS BELOW WERE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN A CANFORGEN AND IN THE HONOURS AND RECOGNITION ANNUAL REPORT WITHOUT NAME AND CITATION. AS A RESULT OF DECLASSIFICATION, THE FOL DETAILS ARE NOW RELEASED
STAR OF MILITARY VALOUR
(1) CAPT D.U.M. SUFFOLETTA - FOR EXCEPTIONAL VALOUR WHILE MENTORING AN ELEMENT OF THE PROVINCIAL RESPONSE COMPANY-KANDAHAR (PRC- KANDAHAR) DURING A PROLONGED ATTACK IN KANDAHAR CITY, AFGHANISTAN, IN 2011
(2) SPECIAL WARFARE OPERATOR CPO T. RATZLAFF (US NAVY) - FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM WHILE REINFORCING AN ASSAULT ON A FORTIFIED POSITION DURING AN OPERATION IN AFGHANISTAN, IN 2008
(3) SGT S. COURVILLE - FOR EXCEPTIONAL COURAGE AND DEDICATION WHILE MENTORING AN ELEMENT OF THE PRC-KANDAHAR DURING A PROLONGED ATTACK IN KANDAHAR CITY, AFGHANISTAN, IN 2011
MERITORIOUS SERVICE CROSS
(1) WO J.A.A. PAWSEY - FOR LEADERSHIP AND MEDICAL INTERVENTION WHICH SAVED NUMEROUS LIVES DURING A MASS CASUALTY EVENT IN A THEATRE OF OPERATIONS OUTSIDE CANADA
BAR TO THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
(1) MAJ J.M.S. BOIVIN - FOR COMMENDABLE LEADERSHIP AND TACTICAL ACUMEN AS THE COMD OF A SPECIAL OPS TASK FORCE IN AFGHANISTAN
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
(1) MAJ D.P. CONLEY - FOR INSPIRING LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION AS THE COMD OF A SPECIAL OPS TASK FORCE IN AFGHANISTAN
(2) MAJ A.O. FLEMING - FOR INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONALISM AS THE COMD OF A SPECIAL OPS TASK FORCE
(3) MAJ S.J. HUNTER - FOR LAUDABLE FRONT LINE LEADERSHIP WITH THE SPECIAL OPS TASK FORCE AND REDUCING THE INSURGENT S ABILITY TO OPERATE IN THREE KEY DISTRICTS IN AFGHANISTAN
(4) MAJ A.J.N. LUFT - FOR STALWART LEADERSHIP AND PERSEVERANCE WHILE DEPLOYED WITH THE SPECIAL OPS TASK FORCE IN AFGHANISTAN AND FOR ENABLING THE DISRUPTION OF COUNTER-INSURGENT NETWORKS AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AFGHAN POLICE
(5) MAJ J.R. ORR - FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO MISSION SUCCESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANADA S FIRST DEPLOYED SPECIAL OPS AVIATION DET
(6) CAPT J.M.S. BOIVIN - FOR INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP AND STEADFAST PROFESSIONALISM AS THE COMD OF A SPECIAL OPS TASK IN AFGHANISTAN
(7) MWO J.A. BONVIE - FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AS THE SPECIAL OPS TASK FORCE SM IN AFGHANISTAN
(8) MWO J.L.D. BRISSETTE - FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND DECISIVE ACTIONS UNDER FIRE WHILE INVOLVED IN COMBAT ENGAGEMENTS WITH ENEMY FORCES IN MANY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
(9) SGT S.G. BURDEYNY - FOR OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALISM AS 2IC AND TM LDR OF A VILLAGE STABILITY OPS TM IN AFGHANISTAN
(10) CPL J.S. STENNING - FOR EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND STRONG WORK ETHIC AS THE TASK FORCE LOCAL PURCHASE OFFICER AND SUP TECH FOR THE SPECIAL OPS FOB
THE INFORMATION ABOVE REFLECTS THE SUBSTANTIVE RANK HELD BY THE MEMBERS AT THE DATE OF INCIDENT