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The Star of Military Valour (French: Étoile de la vaillance militaire) is a military decoration that is, within the Canadian system of honours, the second highest award for military valour, [1] and one of three honours for military valour awarded by the Canadian monarch, generally through his or her viceroy-in-Council.
The Medal of Military Valour (French: Médaille de la vaillance militaire) is a military decoration that is, within the Canadian system of honours, the third highest award for military valour, [1] and one of three honours for military valour gifted by the Canadian monarch, generally through his or her viceroy-in-Council.
The Star of Military Valour, the second highest of Canada's military valour decorations Decorations are awarded for gallantry, civilian bravery, or meritorious services; only the Royal Victorian Medal ( post-nominal letters RVM , French : Médaille royale de Victoria ), a decoration associated with the Royal Victorian Order, is not slotted into ...
Elizabeth II (29 June 1988), Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals Directive, 1998, Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, archived from the original on 22 January 2010 Department of National Defence , Sequence for Wearing Orders, Decorations and Medals (PDF) , Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada , retrieved 14 November 2014
Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Canada) (3 C, 1 P) R. Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Canada) (20 P) ... Recipients of the Star of Military Valour (2 P)
Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of Canada" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... (Canada) Star of Military Valour; V.
Star of Military Valour Sergeant Tower is recognized for valiant actions taken on August 3, 2006, in the Pashmul region of Afghanistan. Following an enemy strike against an outlying friendly position that resulted in numerous casualties, Sergeant Tower assembled the platoon medic and a third soldier and led them across 150 metres of open ...
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]