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	THE CANADIAN FORCES' DECORATION
		The decoration shall be gilt in colour and in the form of a decagon, each of the ten sides being representative of a province of Canada.
		The decoration shall be worn on the left breast pendant from a ribbon one and one-half inches in width.
		All officers and men of the Canadian Forces shall be eligible for The Canadian Forces' Decoration provided they have completed the required period of Service, have undertaken all required phases of training and duty, and are certified by the responsible service authorities as efficient and in every way deserving of the award.
	www.admfincs.forces.gc.ca /admfincs/subjects/cfao/018-09_e.asp (1518 words)

	Canadian Forces Decoration - Veterans Affairs Canada
		The Canadian Forces Decoration is awarded to officers and men of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of service.
		Service in the regular and reserve of auxiliary forces of the British Commonwealth of Nations will be counted towards the medal if the final five years have been with the Canadian Forces and no other long service, good conduct or efficiency medal has been awarded for the same service.
		The medal may be awarded to persons in possession of any long service, good conduct or efficiency decoration or medal clasps, provided that the individual has completed the full qualifying periods of service for each award and that no service qualifying towards one award is permitted to count towards any other.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group11/cfd (674 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: The Governor General's Horse Guards (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces.
		Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces.
		Land Force Central Area (LFCA) is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in the province of Ontario, from the Quebec border to the northern Lakehead region.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/The-Governor-General%27s-Horse-Guards (876 words)

	Medal
		The first war medal for Canadians only was the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal of WWII, and the first British war medal with a distinct Canadian version was for the Korean War.
		The 1967 Canadian Centennial Medal and the Canadian 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal resemble military medals and are worn as such, but they were widely distributed throughout the whole community.
		Before the institution of Canada's own decorations for bravery, Canadians received British awards for heroism in civilian circumstances; these included the GEORGE CROSS, the George Medal and the Albert Medal.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC824144 (519 words)

	Canadian Forces at AllExperts
		By the Canadian Constitution, the Command-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces is vested in Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada.
		Canadian Forces personnel train to defend Canadian sovereignty, and serve operationally in Canada, in support of NATO tasks, and around the world in international and United Nations peace missions.
		Some units in the Canadian Forces derive their lineage to before the War of 1812 when militia units were formed to assist in defending British North America from invasions by the United States.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/ca/canadian_forces.htm (5088 words)

	Knight Family Military Service and Medals
		Canadian Scottish Regiment was from Victoria, British Columbia.
		Rowland A. Knight was a CSM in the Canadian Scottish Regiment.
		He retired from the Canadian Forces with the rank of Sergeant, but kept his interest in the military active by obtaining his Commission as an Officer in the Reserve Air Force.
	members.shaw.ca /kcic1/military.html (1585 words)

	CD
		Canadian Forces Decoration - CD The Canadian Forces Decoration is awarded to officers and men of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of service.
		Service in the regular and reserve of auxiliary forces of the British Commonwealth of Nations will be counted towards the medal if the final five years have been with the Canadian Forces and no other long service, good conduct or efficiency medal has been awarded for the same service.
		The tombac bar is 0.25 inches (6 mm) high, has the Canadian coat of arms in the centre surmounted by a crown, and is gold in colour.
	www.torontoaircrew.com /CD/cd.html (581 words)

	THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION -- About Us » Dominion Executive
		Comrade John Alger was elected as a Dominion Vice-President of The Royal Canadian Legion at the 40th Dominion Convention in London, Ont., in June 2004 and was re-elected at the 41st Dominion Convention in Calgary, Alta., in June 2006.
		In June 2002 she was elected as a Dominion Vice-President at the 39th Dominion Convention held in Edmonton, Alta. and was re-elected at the London, Ont., Dominion Convention in 2004.
		A retired Chief Warrant Officer with the Canadian Forces, he was elected to be a Dominion Vice-President of The Royal Canadian Legion at the 41st Dominion Convention in Calgary, Alta., in June 2006.
	legion.ca /asp/docs/about/domexec_e.asp (2735 words)

	Canadian Forces Decoration Information
		The Canadian Forces Decoration is a Canadian military award given to officers and soldiers of the Canadian Armed Forces who have completed twelve years of military service.
		The medal is awarded to members of the regular and reserve forces, including officers of the Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC).
		The medal may be awarded to persons in possession of any long service, good conduct or efficiency decoration or medal clasps, provided that the individual has completed the full qualifying periods of service for each award and that no service qualifying towards one award is permitted to count towards any other.
	www.bookrags.com /Canadian_Forces_Decoration (259 words)

	Camplin, Leonard
		Camplin joined the Canadian Army in 1961 as music director of the Royal Canadian Engineers Band, Regular Force, and subsequently commanded the Canadian Forces Naden and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Bands.
		He was appointed music director of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra in 1964 and continued in this position in 1991; under his leadership the orchestra evolved from amateur to professional status.
		Camplin holds the Canadian Forces Decoration and Clasp.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000530 (221 words)

	Today's Airforce: General Information
		The distinction between orders, decorations and Decorations medals is sometimes hard to judge, particularly when some decorations are called medals and some medals are called decorations.
		Decoration by definition, means an honour bestowed to recognize: bravery in military operations against an armed enemy; bravery in situations not involving military operations against an armed enemy; or outstanding achievement in a particular activity.
		Foreign orders, decorations and medals, the award of which is approved by the Government of Canada, are worn after those referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the precedence in each category being set by date of appointment or award.
	www.airforce.forces.gc.ca /traddocs/tradf_e.asp (1041 words)

	Canadian Forces Decoration - Veterans Affairs Canada
		The Canadian Forces Decoration is awarded to officers and men of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of service.
		Service in the regular and reserve of auxiliary forces of the British Commonwealth of Nations will be counted towards the medal if the final five years have been with the Canadian Forces and no other long service, good conduct or efficiency medal has been awarded for the same service.
		The tombac bar is 0.25 inches (6 mm) high, has the Canadian coat of arms in the centre surmounted by a crown, and is gold in colour.
	198.103.134.2 /remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group11/cfd (674 words)

	Canadian Forces Decoration Information - Articles Free (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Canadian Forces Decoration is a Canadian award given to officers and members of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of military service.
		Service in the regular and reserve or auxiliary forces of the Commonwealth of Nations will be counted towards the medal if the final five years have been with the Canadian Forces and no other long service, good conduct or efficiency medal has been awarded for the same service.
		Recipients of the Canadian Forces Decoration are entitled to use the Post Nominal letters "CD".
	www.articlesfree.com /index.php?title=Canadian_Forces_Decoration (266 words)

	Canadian Forces Decoration - Everything on Canadian Forces Decoration (information, latest news, articles,...)
		The Canadian Forces Decoration is a Canadian military award given to officers and soldiers of the Canadian Armed Forces who have completed twelve years of military service.
		The medal is awarded to members of the regular forces, reserve forces including officers of the Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC).
		The medal may be awarded to persons in possession of any long service, good conduct or efficiency decoration or medal clasps, provided that the individual has completed the full qualifying periods of service for each award and that no service qualifying towards one award is permitted to count towards any other.
	www.spiritus-temporis.com /canadian-forces-decoration (314 words)

	Y-File
		In 1996, Air Commodore Birchall had completed 62 years of service in the forces, including honorary posts, and was the first member of the forces to ever receive the fifth bar to the Canadian Forces Decoration, which was presented to him in 1997.
		His coffin was covered by the Air Force flag, on top of which lay his cap, his medals laid out on the Air Force tartan and a sword.
		The church was filled to capacity and the speakers included air force veterans and the Sri Lankan high commissioner to Canada, Geetha De Silva, who said Birchall's contribution to her country would not be forgotten.
	www.yorku.ca /yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=3382 (833 words)

	WWW Virtual Library: Ceylon's saviour
		The 413 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force, known as the "Tuskers", was in Ceylon to bolster the Allied Forces, on alert against an impending Japanese invasion.
		Although the Catalina was forced to crash land, the wireless operator still managed to transmit the coordinates, giving the Allied Forces the advantage they needed to prepare for the imminent attack.
		Last week, they visited the Katunayake Air Force base where a mural of the Catalina sighting the Japanese fleet is on display at the Officers' Mess, the Koggala airbase and the Canadian war graves at Jawatte 'Livramento' cemetery.
	www.lankalibrary.com /geo/japan1.htm (1319 words)

	Knight Family Military Service and Medals
		By nightfall the Canadian Scottish were six miles inland, dug in their forward positions around Pierrepont and ready for an expected counter-attack.
		Rowland A. Knight was a CSM in the Canadian Scottish Regiment.
		He retired from the Canadian Forces with the rank of Sergeant, but kept his interest in the military active by obtaining his Commission as an Officer in the Reserve Air Force.
	www.members.shaw.ca /kcic1/military.html (1585 words)

	Awards to Aboriginal veterans WWII and Korea
		Japan surrendered, however, and he was instead stationed with the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany as an intelligence officer in the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.
		The year before he had been awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) for 12 years of service, and had recently extended his term with the RCN for another five years.
		Tommy Prince was decorated by King George VI at Buckingham Palace, with both the Military Medal and on behalf of President Roosevelt, the Silver Star with ribbon.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/aboriginal/profile2.htm (5291 words)

	Ukraine
		He graduated in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Canadian Studies and Administration and a Queen’s commission in the rank of Lieutenant in the Canadian Forces Logistics Branch.
		In August 2002, he and his wife, Cecile, reported to the Canadian Forces Language School (Russian language), and arrived in Moscow 1 December 2003 to serve as the Assistant Canadian Defence Attaché (Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan).
		Lieutenant Colonel Jordan is the recipient of the Canadian Forces Decoration (2).
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /canada-europa/ukraine/jordan-en.asp (545 words)

	BIO General Ramsey M. Withers, CMM, CStJ, CD, D Eng, D Mil Sc, P Eng (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, in 1952, his first appointment as a general officer was in 1970 as the founding Commander of Canadian Forces Northern Region, with headquarters in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
		Retiring from the Canadian Forces, in 1983, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Transport Canada and served under Ministers Pépin, Axworthy, Mazankowski and Crosbie.
		Ramsey Withers is a former Trustee of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation and was, from 1988 to 1995, Chairman of the Canadian War Museum Committee.
	www.cda-cdai.ca /CDAI/Withers.htm (537 words)

	THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION -- About Us » Dominion Executive
		Comrade John Alger was elected as a Dominion Vice-President of The Royal Canadian Legion at the 40th Dominion Convention in London, Ont., in June 2004 and was re-elected at the 41st Dominion Convention in Calgary, Alta., in June 2006.
		In June 2002 she was elected as a Dominion Vice-President at the 39th Dominion Convention held in Edmonton, Alta. and was re-elected at the London, Ont., Dominion Convention in 2004.
		A retired Chief Warrant Officer with the Canadian Forces, he was elected to be a Dominion Vice-President of The Royal Canadian Legion at the 41st Dominion Convention in Calgary, Alta., in June 2006.
	www.legion.ca /asp/docs/about/domexec_e.asp (2735 words)

	globeandmail.com: JOHN WILMER BROWNING BARR
		General Barr was honoured for his contributions to the Canadian Forces in the fields of military medicine and health care administration by his admission to the Order of Military Merit (C.M.M.) in the grade of Commander.
		His long and distinguished service is reflected in his Canadian Forces Decoration (C.D.) on which is remarkably displayed four bars, signifying over 52 years of service.
		He was a constant source of advice and support to the Office of the Surgeon General, and wrote a guide for officers entitled Traditions of the Canadian Forces Medical Service and a Story of the Canadian Forces Medical Services As Told By The Colonel Commandant On The Occasion of The 25th Anniversary Of Its Formation.
	www.theglobeandmail.com /servlet/story/Deaths.20070427.93097031/BDAStory/BDA (988 words)

	Service and Good Conduct
		The Calgary Highlanders generally award this decoration at important functions at which the majority of the Regiment is in attendance, so the recipient may be rewarded in front of his peers.
		An unofficial practice has been taken up in some quarters in using the postnominal "CD1" to refer to a holder of the Canadian Forces Decoration with Clasp, "CD2" to represent a CD holder with 2 clasps, etc. This is not correct and is not permitted by regulation.
		The non-commissioned soldier's counterpart to the ED was the Canadian Efficiency Medal, award for 12 years service to Warrant Officers, NCOs and Men serving in the reserve services (sea, land and air) of Canada.
	www.calgaryhighlanders.com /service.htm (789 words)

	Bingham, John
		He obtained his commission in Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) in 1932, serving with that regiment and as a junior staff officer until the outbreak of war when he was promoted Captain.
		In 1948 he was appointed as Canadian Military Attaché under Ambassador Major General Victor Odlum, at the newly established Canadian Embassy in Turkey.
		2 Canadian Armoured Brigade during the period in which Brigadier Bingham was in command or second-in-command fought with every formation in the Canadian Army and took part in most of the major battles in which that Army was engaged; it played a part of particular importance during the pursuit from the Seine.
	kilby.sac.on.ca /ActivitiesClubs/cadets/History/MilitaryOldBoys/WWII/BinghamJohn.html (383 words)

	Skycontrol.net: Canadian Air Forces: 22 Wing North Bay Honorary Colonel receives CAS Commendation
		The information kiosk educated Canadians on the CF’s roles and missions by showcasing the Canadian Forces through video and still photography of both national and deployed operations around the world.
		Furthermore, he was the driving force behind the initiative to establish a Tim Horton’s coffee outlet for our troops in the Middle East, which greatly raised their morale.
		He is recognized for his selfless service, superb professionalism and outstanding dedication to 22 Wing, the Air Force and the Canadian Forces.
	www.skycontrol.net /military-aviation/canadian-air-forces-22-wing-north-bay-honorary-colonel-receives-cas-commendation (439 words)

	16 Wing - News
		In general, orders and decorations are in the shape of a cross or star, while medals are usually round.
		According to Capt Gauthier, the decision to make the CD a single decoration for all was made so that officers would not be denied the use of post-nominal letters for a long service award.
		As a result, Canadian Forces NCMs became the first in the former British Empire to receive a decoration (and be entitled to post-nominal letters) as a long service award.
	www.airforce.forces.ca /16wing/news/releases_e.asp?cat=100&id=443 (497 words)

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