Guy Thibault
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|name = Guy Thibault
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|caption = Guy Thibault
|rank = 20px Lieutenant-General
|branch = Canadian Army
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|serviceyears = 1978–2016
|battles = War in Afghanistan
|commands=CFB Kingston
Land Force Central Area
|awards = Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces' Decoration
Meritorious Service Cross
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Guy Robert Thibault is a retired Canadian Army officer. He is a former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada.
Military career
Thibault joined the Canadian Forces in 1978.[http://www.oas.org/en/ser/dia/outreach/docs/BIOS%20ENG%20Regional%20Security.doc Biography: Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault, Organisation of American States] He became Base Commander, CFB Kingston in 2002 before deploying with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2004. He went on to be Commander of Land Force Central Area in 2005, Assistant Chief of the Land Staff in 2007 and Chief of Staff (Information Management) in 2009. After that he became Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board in June 2011 and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in September 2013.[http://uspolitics.einnews.com/pr_news/167262685/lieutenant-general-guy-thibault-assumes-role-as-vice-chief-of-the-defence-staff Lieutenant-General Guy Thibault assumes role as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002171853/http://uspolitics.einnews.com/pr_news/167262685/lieutenant-general-guy-thibault-assumes-role-as-vice-chief-of-the-defence-staff |date=2013-10-02 }} On 13 September 2013, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross.{{cite web|url=http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/news-publications/national-news-details-no-menu.page?doc=members-of-the-canadian-army-presented-with-military-decorations/hma9ucnw|title=Members of the Canadian Army presented with Military Decorations |publisher=Canadian Army|accessdate=2014-12-08|date=2013-09-13}}
On 19 January 2016, it was announced that Lieutenant-General Thibault would retire and be replaced in his position by Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/vance-new-army-navy-commanders-1.3410474|title=Top ranks of Canadian Forces get shake-up with new army, navy commanders |last=Tasker |first=John Paul |work=CBC News |date=19 January 2016 |accessdate=20 January 2016}} He retired from Canadian Armed Forces on 8 August 2016.{{cite web |title=LGen (Ret'd) Guy R. Thibault {{!}} ADGA Group {{!}} Strategic Advisory Council |url=https://www.adga.ca/adga-strategic-advisory-council/guy-thibault/ |website=ADGA Group |accessdate=1 March 2020}}
Honours and decorations
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|Ribbon | Description | Notes |
| 40px | Order of Military Merit (CMM) | |
| 40px | Meritorious Service Cross (MSC) | |
| 40px | General Campaign Star | |
| 40px | Special Service Medal | |
| 40px | Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal | |
| 40px | Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) | 2 Clasps; 32 years of Canadian Forces service |
References
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Category:Vice chiefs of the Defence Staff (Canada)
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Commanders of the Order of Military Merit (Canada)