Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2006-10-18
Invested on: 2007-02-19
Chief Warrant Officer Brown was the Regimental Sergeant-Major of the provincial reconstruction team (PRT) deployed to Kandahar from July 2005 to February 2006 as part of the Canadian government’s approach to fostering Afghanistan’s renewed nationhood. This marked Canada’s first deployment of the PRT into an area of operations threatened by an active insurgency. Chief Warrant Officer Brown’s outstanding leadership, professionalism, dedication and poise under dangerous conditions were instrumental to the success of the mission. His efforts brought great credit to the provincial reconstruction team, to the Canadian Forces and to Canada.