Thank-you from a grateful nation

After an inexplicable loss of the first set of medals, Kuwait re-minted a second batch of the Kuwait Medal of the Liberation of Kuwait for presentation to Canadians , which have sat in the Department of Foreign Affairs since their receipt in November of 2005.

On Tuesday His Excellency Musaed Rashed A. AL-HAROUN, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait began the first of a series of awards presentations to qualified members of the CF in Ottawa. There will be further presentation ceremonies in Halifax, Gagetown, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Cold Lake and Esquimalt over the months of May and June.

Retired CF members who wish to obtain the medal are to communicate directly with:

Embassy of the State of Kuwait
333 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON, K1N 1J9
Canada
(613) 780-9999
FAX (613) 780-9905
Email : info@embassyofkuwait.ca

Currently SERVING MILITARY members can apply for the medal through the DHH Defence Information Network (DIN) site (under Honours and Awards).

Kuwait Medal of the Liberation of Kuwait

DND: Presentation Ceremony for the Kuwait Liberation of Kuwait Medal

Babbler's Update: For those who don't know what the fuss is about, background can be found here, here, and here.