South-West Asia Service Medal
The South-West Asia Service Medal (
Design
Designed by
This medallion is worn at the left chest, suspended on a 31.8-millimetre-wide ribbon coloured with vertical stripes in tan (representing the theatre of operations), red (recalling the blood spilled on 11 September 2001), and black (evoking the shock of the attacks on New York and Washington), symmetrically flanking a white central stripe (indicating peace).[2] Should an individual already possessing a South-West Asia Service Medal be awarded the medal bar for combat service, he or she is granted a clasp—in nickel-plated gunmetal with raised edges and bearing the word AFGHANISTAN—for wear on the ribbon from which the original medal is suspended.[2]
Eligibility and allocation
On 6 August 2002,
Notable Recipients
- Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence.
- Russell Williams, Former Base Commander at CFB Trenton (His Military Decorations were revoked following his conviction for Murder and Sexual Assault).[8][9]
See also
- Canadian order of precedence (decorations and medals)
- Gulf War military awards
References
- Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d Department of National Defence. "DH&R Home > Canadian Honours Chart > South-West Asia Service Medal". Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ a b c McCreery 2005, p. 184.
- ^ Royal Canadian Mounted Police. "Honours and Recognition Programs > Canadian National Honours". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- ^ Department of National Defence. "DH&R Home > Canadian Honours Chart > Sacrifice Medal (SM)". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 14 November 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "Governor General Announces the South-West Asia Service Medal" (Press release). Queen's Printer for Canada. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ McCreery 2005, p. 183
- ^ "Russell Williams stripped of colonel's rank". CBC News. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Russell Williams stripped of colonel rank". CTV News. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
Works cited
- ISBN 978-1-55002-554-5.
External links
- Department of National Defence. "Medals in a Minute: South West Asia Service Medal". Queen's Printer for Canada.