Major-General Jonathan Vance – 2011 Vimy Award Winner
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The CDA Institute is pleased to announce that Major-General Jonathan Vance has been unanimously selected as the recipient of the Vimy Award for 2011. The award will be presented on Friday, 18 November at a mixed gala reception and dinner in the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa.
Major-General Vance is a charismatic individual, and a warrior. He joined the Canadian Forces in 1982 and was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Royal Canadian Regiment in 1986, upon graduation from Royal Roads Military College. Throughout his career he served in both staff and command positions in Canada, Europe and, recently, in Afghanistan. As brigadier-general he was appointed Commander Joint Task Force Afghanistan and Task Force Kandahar, in 2009, and, again, in 2010. Major-General Vance has exhibited the highest standards of leadership throughout his career in the Canadian Forces and has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and security of Canada and to the preservation of our democratic values.
The Vimy Award honours the bravery and sacrifices of the Canadian soldiers who were victorious at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917. Fighting together for the first time, the battle won by the four divisions of the Canadian Corps brought global recognition to the nation’s arms and declared Canada a young nation entitled to a place at the councils of the world.
The CDA Institute is the sponsor of the Vimy Award. Since 1991, the Award recognizes one Canadian who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the defence and security of our nation and the preservation of our democratic values.
Previous recipients of the Vimy Award include eminent Canadians from a wide variety of backgrounds. Some of those recipients include the Rt. Hon. Joe Clark (first recipient), General John de Chastelain, Major-General Lewis MacKenzie, Major-général Roméo Dallaire, Dr. Jack Granatstein, the Rt. Hon. Brian Dickson, Vice-Admiral Larry Murray, the Hon. Barnett Danson, Air Commodore Leonard Birchall, Colonel the Hon. John Allan Fraser, General Paul D. Manson, Dr. David Bercuson, Mr. Gordon Hamilton Southam, Général Ray Henault, General Rick Hillier, Warrant Officer William MacDonald, and the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson (last year).
The Vimy Award Selection Committee was composed of Dr. John Scott Cowan as Chairman, and, as Members the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Général (Ret) Raymond Henault, Vice-Admiral Bruce Donaldson, Lieutenant-General (Ret) Richard J. Evraire, Vice-Admiral Larry Murray, Dr. J.L. Granatstein, Monsieur Richard Bertrand, Mr. Dan Donovan, Dr. George A. Lampropoulos, Mr. Chris MacDonald, and Mr. Charlie Rate.
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Royal Roads celebrates naval history with B.E. Esmerelda
Crew from the Chilean tall ship B.E. Esmeralda and local navy dignitaries were hosted by Royal Roads University Aug. 1 as a celebration of the rich naval history tied to the period of 1944 to 1995 and the days of the university’s predecessor the Royal Roads Military College and that of the vessel used for diplomatic and training purposes around the world by Chile’s Navy.
Attendance of the event were some of Royal Roads Military College’s most distinguished graduates. Among them retired 3334 MGen (Ret’d) David Wightman, retired lieutenant-general board members 4905 Kent Foster and 7151 RAdm (Ret’d) Russell Moore. S140 RAdm (Retd) Roger Girouard, an associate faculty member and a graduate of Royal Roads University’s Master’s in Leadership, was also in attendance.
In honour of their shared history of naval training and education, Royal Roads presented a framed drawing of Hatley Castle to be displayed in the ship; the commander of the Esmeralda presented a bronze crest on a plaque that will find a special place among the plaques found in Hatley Castle’s heritage lounge, once used by officers at RRMC.
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My first Gulf mission
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