On August 30, 1994, Sgt. Hoppe rescued three children who were under direct small arms fire near Visoko, Bosnia-Herzegovina. From the Observation Post where he was on duty, he noticed the children hiding behind the gates in a cemetery. He immediately called for a driver to move an armoured personnel carrier down the road while he ran along the side, protected from the direction of the firing. Sgt. Hoppe broke cover and, under intensified fire, hurried the children safely up the ramp into the vehicle and they all returned to the Observation Post.