Vimy Award
The Vimy Award is an award presented by the Conference of Defence Associations Institute to the "Canadian who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the defence and security of Canada and the preservation of democratic values". The "VIMY AWARD", a -scale statue of a World War I officer by André Gauthier, was commissioned for the CDA Institute. The award, first presented in 1991, is given annually in November at a dinner held at the Canadian War Museum. The 2013 Vimy Award went to Brigadier-General Don Macnamara, a former President of the CDA Institute and member of the CDA Institute's Board of Directors; the CDA is the sponsor of the Vimy Award since 1991. The Award honours the bravery and sacrifices of the Canadian soldiers who were victorious at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917.Past recipients of the Vimy Award are:
