- Carp, Ontario, Canada
Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
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Meritorious Service Cross
- Awarded on: July 30, 1992
- Invested on: February 12, 1993
Major-General MacKenzie was Deputy Commander and then Commander of the United Nations (UN) Observer Group in Central America from July 1990 to May 1991. Taking command at a time of transition he performed a difficult task in an outstandingly professional manner. He earned the respect and appreciation of many nations for his uncompromising commitment to operations, accomplished leadership, and spirited cooperation. His actions and negotiations at the highest levels clarified the role of UN forces and advanced the peace process in Central America.
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Meritorious Service Cross
- Awarded on: August 31, 1992
- Invested on: September 12, 1993
Major-General MacKenzie rendered a signal contribution to the well-being of the people of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina, and enhanced the reputation of both the United Nations and Canada, by his intelligent, courageous and effective leadership of the Sarajevo Sector of the United Nation's Protection Force in the former Republic of Yugoslavia in June and July 1992. In particular, his personal involvement in organizing and directing the delivery and distribution of humanitarian aid brought into Sarajevo during this period, while at the same time negotiating between the warring factions on behalf of the United Nations, received world-wide publicity and acclaim.
This is the second award of a Meritorious Service Cross to Major-General MacKenzie.