Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2006-10-18
Invested on: 2007-02-19
Displaying initiative and concern for the well-being of his fellow soldiers, Corporal Kopp recognized the need to train the average soldier in fundamental and life-saving tactical medicine. Consequently, he developed a comprehensive training package for a pilot course that became known as the Tactical Combat Casualty Course. In 2004, he also authored a volume of Dispatches for the Army Lessons Learned Centre on the subject to ensure its widest possible distribution to the Land Force. Corporal Kopp’s efforts have greatly contributed to the training of Canadian Forces personnel.