Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2008-04-04
Invested on: 2008-06-27
Major Lapointe was deployed to Afghanistan as a senior mentor with the Operational Mentor and Liaison Team, in Afghanistan, from August 2007 to February 2008. Initiating a novel and robust training program, he led six police sub-stations into action in a two-week period. His expert management of the police teams resulted in a marked decrease in insurgent activity, which gained the trust of the local population and brought great credibility to this Canadian initiative.