Sergeant Dwayne Rumbolt, M.B., C.D.
Oromocto, New Brunswick
Medal of Bravery
On July 4, 2014, Sergeant Dwayne Rumbolt disarmed a distressed soldier who was threatening to kill himself in Oromocto, New Brunswick. The victim, armed with a pistol, had hidden himself in a small crawl space in his house. Sergeant Rumbolt found the man asleep and carefully tried to remove the gun from his hands. His movements woke the soldier who accidentally fired a round into the wall. A struggle ensued that ended with the pistol's magazine being ejected. Sergeant Rumbolt was then able to calm the victim down until help arrived.