GENERAL RAY HENAULT, CHAIRMAN OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE, RESPONDS TO 
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANADIAN VIMY AWARD
 
29 August 
2007
 
 
 
BRUSSELS -  General Ray Henault, Chairman of the NATO 
Military Committee has been selected by 
CanadaÂ’s Conference of Defence 
Associations Institute (CDAI) as the 2007 Vimy Award recipient for his 
contribution to defence and security issues. 
 
YesterdayÂ’s 
announcement cited General 
Henault as a “distinguished Canadian who has exhibited the highest standards of 
leadership throughout his career of service to 
Canada.” The award will be presented by 
Canada’s Governor General Michaëlle Jean 
on Friday, 16 November, 
2007, in 
Ottawa.
 
“I am both honoured and humbled by this 
prestigious award,” 
said General Henault.  “To have my name added to the list of those 
very distinguished people who have already received the Vimy Award, is 
personally very rewarding.”
 
“Canada has been well served by this 
outstanding officer and leader, and so too has the Alliance,” said Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO’s 
Secretary General.  “This is well-deserved recognition of his 
service career, particularly the past two years as Chairman of the Military 
Committee, NATOÂ’s most senior officer, during a time when the 
Alliance’s operational tempo has been extremely high.” 
  
The Vimy Award is 
meant to commemorate and honor the courage of the Canadian World War I soldiers 
who, in capturing Vimy Ridge on that Easter Monday in 1917, also captured the 
imagination of Canadians.
 
General Henault was elected Chairman of the 
NATO Military Committee in November 2004 and assumed that position at NATO 
Headquarters in Brussels in June 2005.  
 
The Vimy Award is an 
annual event conducted by the CDA Institute since 1991 to remind Canadians of 
their proud heritage, by annually honoring one Canadian whose contributions to 
the security and preservation of democracy in this country, have embodied 
the spirit of Vimy Ridge.
 
For more information on the 
Chairman of the Military Committee and General Henault visit: 
www.nato.int/ims/home.htm or contact Lieutenant-Colonel Tony White, Public 
Information Officer to the Chairman of the Military Committee. +32 2 707 
5752
 
For more information on the Award and 
CanadaÂ’s Conference of Defence 
Associations Institute visit: www.cda-cdai.ca/