About Guy Thibault
Guy Thibault was a Canadian military officer.
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. He became Base Commander, CFB Kingston in 2002 before deploying with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2004. On 13 September 2013, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross.
On 19 January 2016, it was announced that Lieutenant-General Thibault would retire and be replaced in his position by Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. He retired from Canadian Armed Forces on 8 August 2016.
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Who was Guy Thibault?
Canadian general
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Guy Thibault was born in Quebec.
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Guy Thibault was a military officer.
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Guy Thibault was Canadian.
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