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Reverse of the Cross. The Cross for Military Valour (French: Croix de la Valeur Militaire) is a military decoration of France.It recognizes an individual bestowed a Mention in Dispatches earned for showing valour in presence of an enemy, in theatres of operations which are not subject to the award of the Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures (Cross of War for Foreign ...
Jess Randall Larochelle SMV (November 10, 1982 - August 30, 2023) was a Canadian war hero who was awarded the Star of Military Valour for bravery in the War in Afghanistan in 2006. [1] A campaign was launched in 2021 to lobby for an upgrade of his award to the Canadian Victoria Cross and as of 2024 remains ongoing. [2]
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Several English-speaking nations have a medal called the "Medal of Bravery" or the "Medal of Valor", including Canada and Tanzania.The three Canadian Bravery Decorations were created in 1972, to recognize people who risked their lives to try to save or protect the lives of others: the Cross of Valour (C.V.) recognizes acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril; the ...
The Cross of Valour was conceived of as a replacement for the Order of Canada's Medal of Courage, which had never been awarded since its creation in 1967.On the advice of her Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, the Cross of Valour was initiated on 1 May 1972 by Queen Elizabeth II, and presented for the first time on 20 July of the same year.
Although the committee did not recommend the Victoria Cross—names such as the Canada Cross and the Cross of Military Valour were put forward [10] [11] —the creation of a Victoria Cross for Australia in 1991 and pressure from The Globe and Mail and advocacy groups, [12] such as the Monarchist League of Canada and the Royal Canadian Legion ...
Cross of Valour (Canada), Canada's highest civil award; Cross of Valour (Greece) (Αριστείο Ανδρείας), Greece's highest military award; Cross of Valour (Papua New Guinea), awarded for selfless acts of bravery in times of extreme personal danger; Cross of Valour (Poland) (Krzyż Walecznych), a Polish military decoration; Valour ...
He received the Cross of Valour, the highest Canadian award for acts of courage in circumstances of extreme peril, on September 18, 1998, along with Sergeant Keith Paul Mitchell.