Simon Mailloux

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simon Mailloux
Occupation	Military Officer
Date Of Birth	Nov 2, 1983(1983-11-02)
Age	41
Birthplace	Quebec City
Country	Canada
Birth City	Quebec
Horoscope	Scorpio

Simon Mailloux Biography

Simon Mailloux is one of the most popular and richest Military Officer who was born on November 2, 1983 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Born in 1983, and born at Quebec City, Quebec, He is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) as well as the University of Glasgow. In his summer in 2005 the student was awarded an international exchange scholarship through Canada Corps. Canada Corps initiative launched by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada for the Canadian International Development Agency. His work was conducted at Ecole de Maintien de la Paix located in Kulikovo as well as in the Institut de Recherche sur le Developpement located in Bamako in Mali over the course of four months.

On November 9, 2009 Mailloux became one of the inaugural to receive the Sacrifice Medal presented in Rideau Hall by the Governor General of Canada.

In November 2009, Mailloux redeployed to Afghanistan becoming the first Canadian amputee to deploy to a war zone as a combatant.

Mailloux is frequently seen running the annual Army Run taking place in Ottawa along with other Canadian war veterans. He is also involved with the Canadian Forces Soldier On program in raising funds to buy adaptative equipment for wounded soldiers across the country. Mailloux has visited many injured soldiers in hospitals and rehabilitation centres in Edmonton, Quebec City and Ottawa and takes a continuing interest in activities for wounded soldiers. On 6 February 2012, Mailloux among other deserving Canadians received one of the first 60 diamond jubilee medal recognizing “his leadership within the Canadian Forces and his efforts to help the soldiers injured during the war in Afghanistan which were given by the Governor General and the Prime Minister of Canada.

From February to February, Mailloux appeared in many media outlets across the country and provincially informing the public about his experience and encouraging the aid of Canadian Forces veterans. He was among the first soldiers of his race to sustain injuries and also played a similar role to Paul Franklin from Edmonton, who was injured in January which led him to become a well-known advocate for amputees who are currently serving. On the 2nd of March, 2008, he was a guest on the renowned Quebec chat show Tout le Monde en Parle and appeared on his cover for the January 2008 issue of L’Actualite. Mailloux took part during the 2012 Army Run taking place in Ottawa, Canada and won the first prize of the 5km run within the Amputee category. The award was presented in the presence of Peter Devlin, Commander of the Canadian Army.

Simon Mailloux Net Worth

Simon Mailloux is one of the richest Military Officer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon Mailloux 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduation, he was assigned in his unit, the 3 Bataillon Royal 22 Regiment in Valcartier, Quebec and quickly became a part of the deploying unit as a platoon leader. Mailloux was wounded by an IED explosion on the 16th of November 2007 that resulted in the deaths of 2 soldiers as well as killed an interpreter and wounded a few others. Mailloux had several surgeries and several months of rehab. After that his appointment as Assistant of Camp for the Governor General of Canada on the Rideau Hall in Ottawa and was a part of the presidential visit to Ottawa of Barack Obama to Ottawa, the visit of 2009 to Haiti as well as the Empress and Emperor of Japan visit to Canada. He was a member of the Task Force Kandahar Headquarters in 2009. was a part of in the Task Force Kandahar Headquarters as an officer on the Brigade staff member and then later as a staff member for the counter-IED task force located in Ottawa. In 2013 He was appointed an Honorary Aide-deCamp for Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec. Quebec Lieutenant-Governor.

Simon Mailloux (born November 2 1983) is an active officer of the Canadian Forces. He suffered a serious injury on November 16, 2007 in the aftermath of an IED attack in Afghanistan. The result was that his leg on his left was removed.

When his return to Afghanistan was announced in September 2009 Mailloux made an appearance on the talk show Canada AM, the Quebec show Dumont 360, the cover of Le Soleil newspaper, CBC Newsworld, the Los Angeles Times and many others. Mailloux is also quoted in General Rick Hillier’s book, A Soldier First, as a “young wounded lieutenant that asked if he could return with his comrades”. Recently, Mailloux was heralded by a Winnipeg Free Press editorial as an example that a serious injury is not stopping a soldier from serving its country and that more place should be made for them. Many questions remained on the intention the CF wanted to achieve by sending Mailloux back in Afghanistan.

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Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Military Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Simon Mailloux celebrates birthday on November 2 of every year.