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11 April 2010 Edition
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Corporal Henry Edward Sanday of the Rifles Regiment was awarded the Queens Commendation for Bravery (QCB). FijiHero's reward Another 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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28 March 2010 Edition

Canada General Campaign Star Canada - Changes to Regulations for Overseas Service The 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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21 March 2010 Edition 
Alexandra Kosteniuk is awarded the Medal For Services to the Homeland Russian FederationAlexandra Kosteniuk is awarded the Medal For Services ... Russian President Dimitry Medvedev issued a decree to award GM Alexandra Kosteniuk with 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 the Women's World Chess Championship in 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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