Order of Military Merit

May 28, 2019

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, presided over an Order of Military Merit investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • A picture of Order of Military Merit medals
  • The Governor General and the Chief of the Defence Staff congratulate the recipients.
  • The Governor General delivers remarks at a podium.
  • The Governor General delivers remarks at a podium.
  • Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces General Jonathan Vance and the Governor General pose with Rear-Admiral Arthur Gerard McDonald, C.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
  • The Governor General shakes hands with Brigadier-General Andrew Michael Downes, O.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces General Jonathan Vance and the Governor General pose with Brigadier-General Iain Stewart Huddleston, O.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces General Jonathan Vance and the Governor General pose with Brigadier-General Conrad Joseph John Mialkowski, O.M.M., M.S.C., C.D.
  • Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces General Jonathan Vance and the Governor General pose with Master Warrant Officer Cordell James Herman Boland, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces General Jonathan Vance and the Governor General pose with Sergeant Helen Ruth Hawes, M.M.M., C.D.
  • The Governor General shakes hand with Sergeant Gordon Joseph Hynes, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces General Jonathan Vance and the Governor General pose with Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Chesley Wayne Keeping, M.M.M., C.D.
  • The Governor General shakes hands with Major Slade Gestur John Lerch, M.M.M., C.D.
  • Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces General Jonathan Vance and the Governor General pose with Warrant Officer Caroline Marie Linteau, M.M.M., C.D.
  • The Governor General shakes hands with Ranger Ronald Glenn Scott, M.M.M.
  • Recipients of the Order of Military Merit take part in the ceremony.
  • General Vance delivers remarks.
  • Former Chiefs of the Defence Staff attend the ceremony.