2024 Manitoba Navy League Division Award Recipient
Cadet CPO2 Keona Mariel Vierneza
49 RCSCC John Travers Cornwell VC
Cadet CPO2 Keona Vierneza is attending the Canadian Mennonite University with the aim of attaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy Degree. She intends to practice music therapy within the Canadian Armed Forces, with a backup plan to join as a musician.
In Cadets she has received the six-year service medal, Gold Fitness Badge, Navy League of Excellence Medal (2023) and the John Jameson Memorial Scholarship (2023). She is a level 4 marksman and won the Gold Medal – Whitehead Competition (2019, 2023)and took first place in the Marksmanship Nationals (2023). She completed her CANSail 2, Level 2 Communications and SCOP 3. She was promoted to Chief in 2022. In 2024 she competed in the Manitoba Provincial Rifle Association match, getting first in the Tyro category, and competed in the Canadian Junior National Championships receiving the Bronze medal for females in the Daisy Rifle category.
She is a youth leader in her church and has been a “Big Sister” for 6 years. She enjoys her leadership role and teaching younger Cadets in her Cadet Corps. She has participated in soccer, cross country and badminton in School, reached level 9 in swimming, danced competitively with her high school dance team and received her Cadet Gold Fitness Badge.
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