Vimy Award
The Vimy Award is an award presented by the Conference of Defence Associations Institute to the “Canadian who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the defence and security of (Canada) and the preservation of (its) democratic values". The award has been presented annually since 1991. The 2010 award will be presented November 2010 at an award dinner to be held at the Canadian War Museum.[1]
Past winners
Past recipients of the Vimy Award are:
- 1991 Joe Clark, Right Honourable
- 1992 John de Chastelain, General
- 1993 Lewis MacKenzie, Major-General
- 1994 William Howard, Major-General
- 1995 Roméo Dallaire, Major-général
- 1996 Jack Granatstein, Doctor
- 1997 Brian Dickson, Right Honourable
- 1998 Larry Murray, Vice-Admiral
- 1999 Charles H. Belzile, Lieutenant-général
- 2000 Barnett Danson, Honourable
- 2001 Leonard Birchall, Air Commodore
- 2002 John Allen Fraser, Colonel, the Honourable
- 2003 Paul David Manson, General
- 2004 David Bercuson, Doctor
- 2005 Gordon Hamilton Southam
- 2006 David Fraser, Brigadier-General
- 2007 Ray Henault, General
- 2008 Rick Hillier, General
- 2009 William Kenneth MacDonald, Warrant Officer
- 2010 Adrienne Clarkson[2]
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