Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Cross
Awarded on: 1993-12-22
Invested on: 1994-03-04
As commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Geburt, displaying outstanding professionalism, led his soldiers successfully through two United Nations tours in eighteen months from 1991 to 1993, first in Cyprus and then in the former Yugoslavia. During the second tour, he commanded a reinforced battle group of 1200 soldiers under extremely trying and hazardous conditions and in a setting that defied normal peacekeeping conventions. Lieutenant-Colonel Geburt's outstanding leadership ensured the maintenance of a high level of operational effectiveness and success in his mission.