Only time spent under NATO command is eligible - transit time does not count
the MID shall be worn horizontal and centered on the left breast with the stalk of the oak leaf furthest from the left shoulder
the qualifying period of service was standardized worldwide to ten years for the Service Medal and fifty years for the ULS extension in 2020
1945 (Victory in Europe Day)
Service with Op CARIBBE under the command and control of Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-S) in the theatre of operations consisting of the Caribbean Sea/Gulf of Mexico and along the west coast of Central and South America
Canadian Memorial Cross (Silver Cross), EIIR , Reproduction excluded-retail only Only time spent under NATOThe Memorial Cross (more often referred to as the Silver Cross) was first instituted by Order in Council 2374, dated December 1, 1919. It was awarded to mothers and widows (next of kin) of Canadian soldiers who died on active duty or whose death was consequently attributed to such duty. A sterling silver cross, 32 mm across, with arms slightly flared at the ends with a wreath of laurel leaves appearing between the arms of the cross. On the obverse,