List of Medal of Military Merit (Belgium) recipients explained

The following persons have been awarded the Belgian Medal of Military Merit for exceptional services to the Belgian Armed Forces since the creation of the medal in 2005.

2015

The Medal of Military Merit was awarded to six members of the Belgian Armed Forces.

• Warrant Officer P. Gautier
• First Master Corporal Steve Maertens
• First Master Corporal Pascal Branswyk
• First Master Corporal Hans Claessens
• Master Corporal Emmanuel Godart
• Corporal Kenny Lemmens

2014

The Medal of Military Merit was awarded to eight members of the Belgian Armed Forces.

• Captain-Commandant (Reserve) J. Berger
• Captain-Commandant (Air Force) Renaud Thys
• Captain-Commandant (Air Force) Joffrey Dellis
• Chief Warrant Officer Alidor Haccourt
• Chief Warrant Officer Wim Van Thielen
• First Master Corporal Patrick Christiaens
• First Master Corporal Fabien Wattiaux
• Corporal Niels Scrayen

2013

The Medal of Military Merit was awarded to twelve military and one civilian members of the Belgian Armed Forces.

• Mrs. Martine Prospero
• Captain Christophe Comhair
• Master Warrant Officer Patrick Eerdekens
• Master Warrant Officer Ivan Fierens
• Master Warrant Officer Erik Vanloffelt
• Master Warrant Officer (Air Force Reserve) E. Vercruysse
• Master Warrant Officer Patrick Weckx
• Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Choquet
• Chief Warrant Officer Marino Eeckhout
• Chief Warrant Officer Erik Sainte
• Chief Warrant Officer Paul Weijtens
• First Sergeant-Major Olivier Elsen
• First Master Corporal Eric Andre

2012

The Medal of Military Merit was awarded to eight members of the Belgian Armed Forces.

• Lieutenant-General (Air Force) François Florkin
• Colonel (Medical Reserve) Paul Vanneste, MD
• Master Warrant Officer Gerald Hernalsteen
• Master Warrant Officer Patrick Vermeulen
• Chief Warrant Officer Erik Bejstrup
• First Master Corporal Frank Boelens
• Private First Class Timothy De Mars

The Medal of Military merit was awarded to two members of the United States Air Force.

• Colonel Mark E. Carter
• Major Anthony F. Sidoti

from the Office of Defense Cooperation of the United States embassy in Belgium and Luxemburg, for their contribution to the Belgian Air Component operations during its military intervention above Libya.

2011

The Medal of Military Merit was awarded to eleven members of the Belgian Armed Forces.

• Lieutenant-General Baudouin Somers (Aide to the King)
• Lieutenant Luc Gille
• Chief Warrant Officer Emmanuel Livemont
• Master Warrant Officer Peter Prevot
• Chief Warrant Officer P. Cosse
• Chief Warrant Officer Stefaan Mouton
• Warrant Officer E. Rits
• First Master Corporal C. Lessire
• First Master Corporal R. Senesael
• First Master Corporal Philippe Trickels
• First Master Corporal Luc Volders

2010

The Medal of Military Merit was awarded to eleven members of the Belgian Armed Forces.

• Major Werner Lauwers
• Major Rik Olievier
• Major Danny Snelders
• Master Warrant Officer A. Baccus
• Master Warrant Officer Danny Tielens
• Warrant Officer musician R. De Klippel
• First Sergeant Lionel Likin
• First Sergeant Philippe Scimar
• First Master Corporal Alain Jetteur
• First Master Corporal Chris Mertens
• Master Corporal Sean Vereecken

The Medal of Military merit was awarded to one member of the French Army.

• Brigade General Philippe Léonard, former commander of the Multinational Task Force North of the allied forces in Kosovo, of which the Belgian detachment was member.

2009

The Medal of Military Merit was awarded to ten members of the Belgian Armed Forces.

• Warrant Officer Pascal Blanchart
• Warrant Officer Philippe Boon
• Warrant Officer Ivo Henkens
• First Master Chief Michel Bouché
• First Master Chief D. Thonon
• Sergeant James Ching
• First Master Corporal Bruno Coenen
• First Master Corporal Daniel Kolczyk
• First Master Corporal Yvan Moriamé

2008

The Medal of Military Merit was awarded to ten members of the Belgian Armed Forces, including for the first time an officer from the reserve corps and an Air Force officer.

• Major (Army Reserve) I. Dupont
• Captain-Commandant (Air Force) Baudouin Heuninckx
• Master Warrant Officer G. Janssen
• Warrant Officer Dirk Brans
• Warrant Officer F. Christiaens
• Warrant Officer John Claerhout
• Warrant Officer Stephan Hussin
• First Sergeant Ian Dierckx
• Corporal D. Tricot
• Private First Class Nordine Boukhalfa

2007

The Medal of Military Merit was awarded to nine members of the Belgian Armed Forces.

• Chief Warrant Officer P. Istas
• Warrant Officer Kris Donne
• Warrant Officer Franky Wheaton
• First Sergeant-Major Jozef Van Lancker
• First Master Sergeant A. Pillitteri
• First Master Corporal F. De Paepe
• First Master Corporal D. Giangiulio
• First Master Corporal Georges Surkyn
• First Master Corporal M. Van Thillo

2006

The Medal of Military Merit was awarded to eleven members of the Belgian Armed Forces.

• Captain-Commandant P. Dumon
• Master Warrant Officer G. Lenders
• Master Warrant Officer L. Marechal
• Master Warrant Officer Gino Van Eeckhout
• Warrant Officer L. Bouvy
• Warrant Officer P. Schepmans
• Warrant Officer G. Verlent
• First Master Corporal D. Ladangh
• First Master Corporal Hugues Prevost
• First Master Corporal M.-C. Vandeweert
• First Master Corporal I. Verdeyen

2005

The Medal of Military Merit was awarded to four members of the Belgian Armed Forces.

• Sergeant Yoann Severijns
• Master Corporal J.-P. Doyen
• Master Corporal S. Vanmalleghem
• Private First Class M. Toussaint

See also

• Medal of Military Merit (Belgium)
• List of Belgian military decorations

References

• Royal Decree 811 of 16 June 2015
• Royal Decree 674 of 24 January 2015
• Royal Decree 633 of 16 December 2014
• Royal Decree 483 of 23 August 2014
• Royal Decree 191 of 21 December 2013
• Royal Decree 63 of 14 October 2013
• Royal Decree 9508 of 24 April 2013
• Royal Decree 9115 of 17 December 2012
• Royal Decree 9078 of 6 September 2012
• Royal Decree 8966 of 9 May 2012
• Royal Decree 8745 of 8 February 2012
• Royal Decree 8389 of 26 May 2011
• Royal Decree 8295 of 14 February 2011
• Royal Decree 8085 of 4 July 2010
• Royal Decree 8028 of 21 April 2010
• Royal Decree 7558 of 29 April 2009
• Royal Decree 7264 of 15 October 2008
• Royal Decree 7056 of 9 April 2008
• Royal Decree 6707 of 31 August 2007
• Royal Decree 6571 of 9 May 2007
• Royal Decree 6052 of 11 May 2006
• Royal Decree 5656 of 22 September 2005
• Royal Decree of 23 February 2005 Creating a Medal of Merit for Personnel of the Defence Forces and Foreign Armed Forces (Moniteur Belge of 1 April 2005)
• Belgian military regulation DGHR-SPS-DECOR-001 of 18 January 2006