- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
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Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: March 3, 2023
- Invested on: November 09, 2023
From May 2020 to May 2021, Brigadier-General Wright was deployed to the Middle East as commander of Joint Task Force–Impact / Task Force–Central. Charged with overseeing operations IMPACT and FOUNDATION, he brilliantly commanded a 500-member task force distributed throughout Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and within an environment of extreme uncertainty and volatility. Despite these challenges, he delivered concurrent strategic and tactical effects with allies and partners on behalf of Canada.
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Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: July 10, 2007
- Invested on: October 12, 2007
Major Wright was deployed as officer commanding Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, in Afghanistan from August 2006 to February 2007. He responded to the leadership challenge of being in constant contact with the enemy, and successfully planned and executed many company and combat team-level operations. Extremely adaptable, he effortlessly changed his warrior role to that of a humanitarian when working with senior Afghan politicians and the Afghan National Army. Major Wright’s professionalism and devotion to duty has significantly contributed to the success of the mission and has left a lasting legacy in Kandahar province.