Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 149, Number 23: GOVERNMENT HOUSE
June 6, 2015
THE ORDER OF MILITARY MERIT
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, in accordance with the Constitution of the Order of Military Merit, has appointed the following:
Commanders of the Order of Military Merit
- (see footnote 1) Lieutenant-General Michael Day, C.M.M., M.S.C., C.D.
- Rear-Admiral Joseph Edward Thomas Peter Ellis, C.M.M., C.D.
- (see footnote 2) Rear-Admiral Patrick Terence Finn, C.M.M., C.D.
- (see footnote 3) Major-General Dean James Milner, C.M.M., M.S.C., C.D.
- (see footnote 4) Major-General Pierre St-Amand, C.M.M., C.D.
Officers of the Order of Military Merit
- Lieutenant-Colonel Eleonora Maria Agnew, O.M.M., C.D.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Michel Steve Boivin, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Captain(N) Luc Cassivi, O.M.M., C.D.
- Colonel Grant Fernand Dame, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Colonel Joseph Serge Steve Dany Fortin, O.M.M., C.D.
- Colonel Blaise Francis Frawley, O.M.M., C.D.
- Major Michael Hans Groh, O.M.M., C.D.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Steven Leslie Hart, O.M.M., C.D.
- Colonel Kerry William Horlock, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Bradley Larsen, O.M.M., C.D.
- Major Rickey Maxwell Lewis, O.M.M., C.D.
- Colonel Hugh Colin Mackay, O.M.M., C.D.
- Brigadier-General Rob Roy Everett MacKenzie, O.M.M., C.D.
- Colonel Russell Barry Mann, O.M.M., C.D.
- Lieutenant-Colonel James Andrew Peck, O.M.M., C.D.
- Commander Patricia Lee Roberts, O.M.M., C.D.
- Colonel Joseph Albert Donald Rousseau, O.M.M., C.D.
- Colonel Marie Céline Danielle Savard, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Commander Sandra Maria Sukstorf, O.M.M., C.D.
- Captain(N) Stephen Alexander Virgin, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Colonel David Ross Weger, O.M.M., C.D.
- Colonel Terrence Leroy Wood, O.M.M., C.D.
Members of the Order of Military Merit
- Captain Timothy David Aldridge, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Donald Earl Askeland, M.M.M., C.D.
- Sergeant Nicole Lynn Barrett, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Dana Beverly Beattie, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Ian Ronald Jude Bennett, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Brent Garrett Bethell, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer David Carman Bibby, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Fernand Sylvain Bolduc, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Lauredan Daniel Brissette, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Daniel Andrew Campbell, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Steve Martin Caron, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Marie-Josée Chapleau, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Charles Philippe Chevalier, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer John Castel Copeland, M.M.M., C.D.
- Sergeant Steven Dunley Dacey, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Claude Dallaire, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Marnie Davis, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Stephen Michael Dawe, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Joseph Gilbert Alain Denis Delisle, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Brenda Lee Di Bartolo, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Paul André Christian Doucet, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Joseph Georges André Dugal, M.M.M., C.D.
- Sub-Lieutenant Michèle Dumaresq-Ouellet, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Richard Fancy, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Andrew Fenton, M.M.M., C.D.
- Sergeant Timothy Ferguson, M.M.M., C.D.
- Major Erica Leigh Fleck, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Joseph Lucien Steve Fréchette, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Gérard Marc Gabanna, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Clermont Gagné, M.M.M., C.D.
- Major Stephen Foster Gallagher, M.M.M., C.D.
- Major George Charles Garrard, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Dominic Stéphane Gaudreau, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Joseph Claude Dominique Geoffroy, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Gerard René Gilbert, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Guy Bruno Claude Gilbert, M.M.M., C.D.
- Sergeant Rachel Girard, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Alexander Marcel Stephan Goupil, M.M.M., C.D.
- Major Douglas Shawn Patrick Groves, M.M.M., C.D.
- Captain Marie Janick Nancy Guérin, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer William John Hall, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Colleen Ann Halpin, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Crystal Lynn Harris, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Mitchell Hepburn, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer David Edward Hepditch, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Daniel James Holley, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Marie Doris Diane Jalbert, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Cyrus Jawahar John, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Ian Mark Kelly, M.M.M., C.D.
- Captain Joseph Ghislain Lévesque, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Robert Guy Stéphane Marcoux, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer James Gordon Scott Marshall, M.M.M., C.D.
- Captain Malcolm Alastair McMurachy, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer John Robert McNabb, M.M.M., M.S.C. C.D.
- Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard John Meredith, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer David Elwell Milligan, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Richard Philias Roger Nadeau, M.M.M., C.D.
- Private Thomas Nickel, M.M.M., C.D.
- Lieutenant(N) Heather Marlene Oake, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer Joseph Gilles Alain Oligny, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Ambrose Penton, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny Peppar, M.M.M., C.D.
- Captain Michael Grayer Perkins, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Steven Hugh Edward Price, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Joseph André Michel Provencher, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Kimberly Christine Pyke, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Eric John Rolfe, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Scott Vernon Russell, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Steven Wade Rutt, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Steeve Yancy Savard, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Lawrence Jeffrey Schnurr, M.M.M., C.D.
- Master Warrant Officer David George Shultz, M.M.M., S.M.V., C.D.
- Petty Officer 1st Class Philip Wade Smith, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Wilfred Stone, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Michael David Swinimer, M.M.M., C.D.
- Warrant Officer Jason Tomlinson, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Robert Richard Viel, M.M.M., C.D.
- Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Lee White, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Warrant Officer Martin Woods, M.M.M., C.D.
- Major Darcy James Wright, M.M.M., C.D.
- Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelly Allan Yerama, M.M.M., C.D.
Witness the Seal of the Order of Military Merit this tenth day of October of the year two thousand and fourteen
STEPHEN WALLACE
Secretary General
of the Order of Military Merit
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MERITORIOUS VALOUR DECORATIONS
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, on the recommendation of the Chief of the Defence Staff, has awarded Meritorious Valour Decorations (Military Division) as follows:
Meritorious Valour Decorations (Military Division)
SERGEANT SÉBASTIEN COURVILLE, S.M.V., C.D.
Perkins, Quebec
On May 7 and 8, 2011, Sergeant Courville demonstrated exceptional courage and dedication while mentoring an assault element of the Provincial Response Company–Kandahar during a spectacular and prolonged attack in Kandahar City. During a particularly intense exchange of fire, Sergeant Courville pulled to safety one of his Afghan partners who had been seriously wounded. Through his actions, Sergeant Courville saved a life and lent tremendous credibility to the Afghan National Police and to the Canadian Forces.
SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER THOMAS RATZLAFF, S.M.V. (deceased)
(U.S. NAVY SEAL)
Green Forest, Arkansas, United States of America
During an operation in Afghanistan on November 26, 2008, Senior Chief Petty Officer Ratzlaff demonstrated extraordinary heroism while reinforcing an assault on a fortified enemy machine gun nest. After multiple attempts to silence the machine gun, he gained entry through a hail of enemy fire. Without hesitation, he deliberately placed himself in harm's way at point-blank range to neutralize the nest. His heroic actions saved countless lives in the face of a determined enemy.
CAPTAIN DAVID UMBERTO MARIO SUFFOLETTA, S.M.V., C.D.
Petawawa, Ontario
On May 7 and 8, 2011, Captain Suffoletta demonstrated exceptional valour while mentoring an assault element of the Provincial Response Company–Kandahar during a spectacular attack in Kandahar City. Under intense fire and at great personal risk, he led his team through a close-quarter clearance operation of a multi-storeyed building, valiantly coordinating multiple assaults that successfully neutralized the insurgent threat. Captain Suffoletta demonstrated distinguished leadership, courageous service and self-sacrifice in the presence of an armed enemy.
EMMANUELLE SAJOUS
Deputy Secretary and
Deputy Herald Chancellor
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