Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2008-03-12
Invested on: 2008-07-02
Colonel Budd was deployed as chief of operations in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters in Afghanistan, from February to August 2004. A strategic-level visionary, he overcame serious obstacles and set the conditions for the successful conduct of voter registration and presidential elections. Throughout this demanding tour in a volatile operational environment, he worked tirelessly and selflessly to enhance intelligence-driven security missions and counter-narcotic activities that were vital to the NATO expansion into northern Afghanistan. Colonel Budd’s devotion to duty and relentless effort have brought great honour to the Canadian Forces, to Canada and to NATO.