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OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 03/20/13 -- His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will present 34 Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division) to members of Canadian and allied forces. The presentation ceremony will take place on Friday, March 22, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., at Rideau Hall.
The Governor General will present 1 Meritorious Service Cross (Military Division) and 33 Meritorious Service Medals (Military Division) to individuals whose specific achievements have brought honour to the Canadian Forces and to Canada.
A media schedule for the presentation ceremony, a list of recipients and their citations, and additional information on Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division) are attached.
Media wishing to cover the ceremony are asked to contact the Rideau Hall Press Office and must arrive at the Princess Anne Entrance no later than 10:15 a.m. on the day of the ceremony.
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CEREMONY SCHEDULE
Members of the media are asked to observe the following schedule:
10:30 a.m.: Ceremony begins The Governor General speaks The Governor General presents the military decorations The Chief of the Defence Staff speaks11:30 a.m.: Ceremony ends11:45 a.m.: Media interviews with recipients
RECIPIENTS
MERITORIOUS SERVICE DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Cross (Military Division)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant-Colonel Barry Marshall Ottawa, Ont.Southern, M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel James Halifax, N.S.Maurice Ash, M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Major Daniel Auger, M.S.M., C.D. Verdun, Que.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Sergeant Joseph Claude Patrick Auger, Montreal, Que.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Chief Warrant Officer Gerald Blais, Montreal, Que.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Major Pascal Blanchette, M.S.M., C.D. Chatham, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant-Colonel Kirk Douglas Bland, Halifax, N.S.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant-Colonel Sebastien Bouchard, Quebec, Que.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Douglas Calgary, Alta.Claggett, M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant-Commander Matthew David Calgary, Alta. and Kingston, Ont.Coates, M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant-Colonel David Bruce Weston, Ont.Cochrane, M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Colonel David Bruce Cochrane, M.S.M., Weston, Ont.C.D.Colonel Cochrane will be recognizedwith the Meritorious Service Medal fortwo separate events.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Alexander Missanabie, Ont.Debrie, M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Charles Madoc, Ont.Derry, M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant-Colonel Martin Andreas Chilliwack, B.C.Frank, M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant(N) Melissa Helen Fudge, Nigadoo, N.B.M.S.M.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Major Joseph Jean-Louis Denis Gendron, Montreal, Que.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant(N) Jean-Eudes Gendron, Port Cartier, Que.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Petty Officer 2nd Class Philip Murray Derry, Northern Ireland and Ottawa,Gormley, M.S.M., C.D. Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Warrant Officer Paul Derrick Goulding, Gander, N.L.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Harrison, Kingston, Ont.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Major Guy Charles Ingram, M.S.M., C.D. New Lowell, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Colonel Eric Jean Kenny, M.S.M., C.D. Medley, Alta.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Corporal Ashraf Khalil, M.S.M. Ottawa, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Commander Stephane Joseph Dominique Plessisville, Que.Lafond, M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Colonel Alexander Donald Meinzinger, Trenton, Ont.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Misener, Iroquois Falls, Ont.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Commander Derek Moss, M.S.M., C.D. Portsmouth, U.K.and Yellowknife, N.W.T.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutenant-Colonel John Paganini, Old Bridge, New Jersey, U.S.A.M.S.M. (United States Army)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Colonel Michael Matthew Lawrence Ottawa, Ont.Rafter, M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Major Jeffrey Alan Rodger, M.S.M., Victoria, B.C.C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Major Harjit Sajjan, M.S.M., C.D. Vancouver, B.C.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Colonel James Baxter Simms, O.M.M., Kingston, Ont.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Colonel Steven Joseph Russell Whelan, Ottawa, Ont.M.S.M., C.D.----------------------------------------------------------------------------
