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Fiji - Hero's rewardAnother
Fiji-born soldier serving in the British Army was awarded for his
bravery while on duty in Afghanistan. Corporal Henry Edward Sanday
of the Rifles Regiment was awarded the Queens Commendation for Bravery (QCB). Sanday
won the award while serving as a section commander with a battalion of
the Rifles Regiment that served in Afghanistan in 2009. Cpl Sanday joined the British Army in 2002 and has served in Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Iraq and more recently in Afghanistan.
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Canada - Changes to Regulations for Overseas ServiceThe Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, announced changes to the South-West Asia Service Medal (SWASM), the General Campaign StarGeneral Service Medal
(GSM). These changes were introduced following a major review of all
recognition provided for overseas service in order to simplify and
standardize overseas recognition for Canadian Forces (CF) personnel. (GCS) and the
The creation of a formal device to recognize those who serve multiple
rotations in missions eligible for the SWASM, the GCS and the GSM was
key in this review. Rotation bars have been created to mark multiple
rotations in missions eligible for the three medals. Personnel will
earn a rotation bar emblazoned with a maple leaf for each period of 180
days of eligible service accumulated after the initial qualifying
period of 30 days. With the addition of rotation bars, mission bars
will no longer be worn on the GCS and GSM. Instead, the medals will be
displayed on ribbons that indicate the theatre or service for which the
medal was awarded. This ensures that all service in a defined theatre
of operations is accorded the same recognition, regardless of the
mission. Additional changes include an adjustment in the criteria to
receive the GSM for a support function, from 90 to 30 days, and the
establishment of three distinct ribbons for the GCS and GSM. The
South-West Asia ribbon, the Allied Force ribbon to replace the Allied
Force bar and the Expedition ribbon to recognize smaller operations
conducted in the presence of an armed enemy.
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Russian Federation - Alexandra Kosteniuk is awarded theMedalFor Services...Russian President Dimitry Medvedev issued a decree to awardGM Alexandra Kosteniukwith a Medal For Services to the Homeland, 2nd Degree, "for her merits in the development of physical culture and sports and many years of diligent work" towards winning theWomen's World Chess Championshipin September 2008. The
corresponding decree was issued almost a year ago, April 8, 2009, but
for some reason it took awhile to send the award to the Women's World
Champion. players.chessdom.com Mar 10
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Australia:
Australian Bravery Decorations - Star of Courage, Bravery Medal, Commendation for Brave Conduct and Group Bravery Citation S 23.pdf(350.5 Kb)
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