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Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation ceremony in Québec City
July 18, 2018
Fourteen Québec residents received the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation from the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minster of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence during a ceremony in Québec City on July 18, 2018. The Commendation is awarded for an individual’s remarkable contributions to remembrance and service and care of Canadian Veterans.
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Participants at the event stand for O’Canada before the ceremony begins.
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Minister O’Regan explains the importance of the Commendation award.
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The fourteen MVA Commendation recipients are honoured with their award.
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Canadian Armed Forces Veteran Richard Barrette receives his Minister of Veteran’s Affairs Commendation.
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Canadian Armed Forces Veteran Francine Beaudry accepts her Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation.
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Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Michel Bessette receives his Minister of Veteran’s Affairs Commendation.
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Yann Castelnot receives his Commendation. An amateur historian, he has researched Indigenous people serving in the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Luc Fortier an active service member and founder of l’Association Frères d’armes, receives his Commendation.
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Canadian Armed Forces Veteran Robert O. Gauthier is presented with the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation.
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Micheline Laliberté, a Royal Canadian Legion member, is given her Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation.
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Veteran Roger Laliberté, a Royal Canadian Legion member, is presented his Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation.
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Denis Leclerc, a teacher, archeologist and historian who has worked to commemorate the First World War, is presented his Commendation.
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Air Force Veteran Jean-Pierre Lefort receives the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation.
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Romuald "Mike" Miclette, a Canadian Armed Forces Veteran who served with NATO in Cyprus, is awarded the MVA Commendation
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David O'Keefe, a Marianopolis College history professor, is presented with his Commendation.
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Canadian Armed Forces Veteran Denis Perrier, is awarded a Commendation by Minister O’Regan.
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Laurent St-Amour, a recipient of the United Nation Forces in Cyrpus medal, is presented the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation.
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