CANADIAN SPECIAL OPS Lessard, Guy Henri Joseph

The Silent Fleet
By Geoff Nayler

John Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Lessard
  • FORENAME
Guy Henri Joseph
  • UNIT
Canadian Airborne Regiment
  • RANK
Colonel
  • NUMBER
  • AWARD
Medal of Bravery
  • PLACE
Cyprus 1974
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Edmonton, Alberta
later Major-General, C.M.M., M.B., C.D.
 

CITATION:

Medal of Bravery : On August 17, 1974, Col. Guy Lessard with another Canadian officer was attempting to gain the cooperation and withdrawal of two groups of the belligerents situated at opposite ends of a street in Nicosia. While they were thus engaged, a truck driven by a Turkish Cypriot civilian entered the area. The driver was forced from his vehicle and his life threatened. In this tense and hazardous situation, Col. Lessard immediately placed himself in front of the man and shielded him until a military vehicle was brought up into which the man climbed and was removed from danger. Col. Lessard's conduct in the face of the combatant soldiers was a prime factor in restoring calm.
  • Awarded on: December 20, 1974
  • Invested on: April 03, 1975
Meritorious Service Cross : From February to November 2008, Major-General Lessard was deployed as commander of Regional Command (South). His insight into the complex nature of the battle space, coupled with his exceptional strategic vision and operational foresight, shaped the multinational counter-insurgency campaign in southern Afghanistan, and set the conditions in place for the success of multinational forces. Major-General Lessard’s integrity, statesmanship and dedication ensured the coalition’s operational success in Afghanistan’s most violent and challenging region.
  • Awarded on: May 29, 2009
  • Invested on: June 04, 2010
Rank: Major-General

WEB LINKS:

https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/121-58566
https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/139-511
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