Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2012-05-17
Invested on: 2012-11-15
As deputy commander of Joint Task Force Afghanistan from September 2010 to July 2011, Colonel Giguère distinguished himself by his loyalty and dedication. With extraordinary strategic and analytical acumen, he developed a superior operational approach that allowed soldiers and their equipment to be efficiently deployed in the field and redeployed to Kandahar Airfield to consolidate the Task Force’s combat element. Colonel Giguère’s dynamic leadership and sound advice contributed greatly to the success of the mission.