Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 1991-12-12
Invested on: 1992-06-05
Andy Bucko, M.B.
Terry Michael Bzdel, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
Messrs. Bucko and Bzdel saved two children who were trapped inside a burning house trailer in Mozart, Saskatchewan on April 12, 1991. Unable to enter the trailer via the front door due to the dense smoke, the two men raced to the side door and quickly removed it from its hinges. Hearing screams from within, Mr. Bzdel broke a back window but was unable to enter. He returned to the side door, crawled into the trailer, located one of the victims lodged in a doorway and pulled her out. Then Mr. Bucko entered the burning trailer, crawled to the rear bedroom, found the second victim unconscious on the floor and dragged her out. Seconds later the trailer was engulfed in flames.