Editing Mentioned in dispatches (section)

=== Canada ===
A mention in dispatches – in French, {{lang|fr|citation à l'ordre du jour}} – gives recognition from a senior commander for acts of brave or meritorious service, normally in the field. The mention in dispatches is among the [[list of awards presented by the governor general of Canada]].<ref>[http://www.admfincs.forces.gc.ca/admfincs/subjects/cfao/018-04_e.asp Canadian Forces Administrative Order 18-4 Recommendations for Canadian Orders, Decorations and Military Honours] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315215410/http://www.admfincs.forces.gc.ca/admfincs/subjects/cfao/018-04_e.asp |date=2007-03-15 }}</ref>
Recipients receive a bronze oak leaf insignia, worn on the ribbon of the relevant mission medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mention in Dispatches |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/medals/medals-chart-index/mention-dispatches.html |website=www.canada.ca |date=17 May 2021}}</ref> Historically, MID was awarded during both [[World War]]s and the [[Korean War]], later reintroduced in 1990. {{As of|2024|11}}, 283 MIDs had been awarded, each accompanied by a citation certificate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Search the Collection {{!}} Canadian War Museum |url=https://www.warmuseum.ca/collections/archive/3177192 |website=www.warmuseum.ca}}</ref>
Master Corporal [[Graham Ragsdale]]'s performance during [[Operation Anaconda]] in southeastern Afghanistan was mentioned in dispatches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Master Corporal Graham Ragsdale |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/134-469 |website=The Governor General of Canada |language=en}}</ref>