The military valour decorations : 1993-2018.: D2-398/2018E-PDF

"In all societies and all time periods, gallantry in combat has always been prized as one of the highest achievements and one which should be formally recognized. Canada has a long tradition of valorous soldiers who fought in battles near and far. To recognize them, we used the honours systems available at the time, Indigenous honours, French and later British decorations. It is only recently that Canada created its own form of recognition for valour in combat with the establishment of the Military Valour Decorations (MVDs), taking effect on 1 January 1993. Since then, over a hundred members of Her Majesty’s Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have been honoured with these decorations, identifying them as the impersonation of the highest of military virtues and highlighting them as examples for soldiers of today and years to come to emulate. Because they recognize gallant action under fire, the prestige of these decorations is unequalled among all Canadian honours, and their rarity, as well as the achievements of those who earned them, only adds to their symbolic value in the eyes of all Canadians"--Introduction, p. vi.

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