rocky1fac said:
The example is the aard of a pair of Crosses of Valour to two SAR techs during the same open sea rescue. The rules state that only one award can be given if more than one peron was envovled then the commander must select the bravest of the brave and issue one. In this case the aieforce issued two for the same incident. no doubt well deserved but the rules were broken and that reflects poorly on the past awards.
Another load of BS.
They issued three Crosses of Valour to three people for the same incident in 1981. Easily found by searching the
recipients database on the Governor Generals website. http://www.gg.ca/Search/honours_e.asp
It happened again in 1998.
" Date of Award: 2/11/1998 Date of Presentation: 9/18/1998
On November 12, 1996, Search and Rescue Technicians Mitchell and Pierce carried out an unprecedented night parachute jump into freezing Arctic waters to provide medical aid to a critically ill fisherman onboard a Danish trawler near Resolution Island, Northwest Territories. Tasked initially as back-up to another air rescue team, the Hercules aircraft with Mcpls. Mitchell and Pierce on board arrived first on the scene only to learn that the stricken seaman had taken a turn for the worse. There was no time to waste so they elected to attempt a risky parachute descent. With inadequate flare illumination and the promised Zodiac boat not yet launched from the Danish trawler, they jumped in extremely strong winds that carried them away from the vessel. As they entered the three-metre waves, MCpl. Mitchell became entangled in the shroud lines under his partially collapsed chute canopy, while MCpl. Pierce's chute remained inflated and dragged him face down through the water farther away from the ship. Although equipped with dinghies, they could not paddle nor swim to the trawler because of heavy seas and severe icing. Struggling to stay afloat, they battled the onset of hypothermia for 15 minutes before the crew of an ice-encrusted Zodiac picked them up and delivered them to the ship where they carried out medical procedures that saved the patient's life."
They awarded two Star's of Courage to two military members in 2004 for the same event.
Two Medals of Bravery to two military members in 2004 for another event.
As for past rewards, A search of 1979 medals shows three Medals of Bravery to three members for the same rescue.
"Date of Award: 9/11/1978 Date of Presentation: 3/9/1979
On 28 November 1977, MCpl. Roderick Campbell, MCpl. Gilbert Gaudreault and Cpl. Clement Lemay of 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Comox, British Columbia, saved a woman from a capsized fishing vessel in Seymour Narrows near Campbell River, British Columbia. The woman was trapped in the engine room of the craft. The rescuers dived under water and got into the vessel through a wheelhouse window broken by MCpl. Gaudreault. In almost total darkness they scrambled among rigging and fishing nets to find the victim and brought her to the surface. They then searched in vain for two other missing persons until their air supply was exhausted."
The very first year (1973) they gave out the new Canadian Decorations for Bravery , they gave three out to three military members for the same rescue.
" Date of Award: 3/5/1973 Date of Presentation: 6/22/1973
Following the disastrous landslide on May 5, 1971, at St.-Jean-Vianney, Quebec, Capt Wenaas, Capt Farncombe and Cpl Verchère of the Canadian Armed Forces combed the area by helicopter looking for survivors. Much of the search was made in darkness and under hazardous flying conditions. The following morning, Capt Farncombe and his crew located a survivor atop a car, and hovering over the vehicle hoisted the victim to safety. Cpl Verchère disembarked from the helicopter to make a search of houses which were in imminent danger of collapse. In the course of the search operation, the two pilots and Cpl Verchère displayed perseverance and courage in the face of grave risks."
You should not be posting in subjects you have no idea about.
