Governor General Announces Meritorious Service Decorations

Governor General Announces Five Meritorious Service Decorations
September 12, 2006 OTTAWA – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, announced today the awarding of 5 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 at a presentation ceremony to be held at a later date. The Meritorious Service Decorations are separated into military and civil divisions, 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. The civil division recognizes individuals who have performed an exceptional deed or an activity that brought honour to the community or to Canada. Meritorious Service Medal (military division) Major-General Stuart A. Beare, M.S.M., C.D. Kingston, Ont. and Shilo, Man. Honorary Captain(N) Sonja Ingrid Bata, O.C., M.S.M., C.D. Toronto, Ont. Lieutenant-Colonel Niels Christian Koefoed, M.S.M. Copenhagen and Gilleleje, Denmark Warrant Officer James Ronald McArthur, M.S.M., C.D. Ottawa, Ont. and Summerside, P.E.I. Lieutenant-Colonel Pierre Joseph Albert Paul St-Cyr, M.S.M., C.D. Ottawa, Ont., St-Hubert, and Verdun, Que. Additional information on the Meritorious Service Decorations (annex A) as well as the citations for the recipients (annex B) are attached.