Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Cross
Awarded on: 2008-04-04
Invested on: 2008-06-27
Lieutenant-Colonel Gauthier was deployed as the battle group commander of Joint Task Force Afghanistan, from July 2007 to February 2008. His leadership and strength of character during a critical phase of Afghan development inspired his troops and garnered immeasurable respect from the Afghan and international communities.