Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2016-12-15
Invested on: 2017-11-23
John Gorman, M.B.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
James Mascioli, M.B.
Timmins, Ontario
On May 18, 2015, John Gorman and Jim Mascioli intervened in an attack on a young woman, in Timmins, Ontario. The men discovered a car that had crashed into a ditch; inside, they found a woman being stabbed by the driver. Mr. Gorman pulled the victim out of the car, but the assailant followed them out onto the road. After threatening them with his knife, the assailant lunged at the victim, tackled her to the ground and resumed his attack. Mr. Mascioli hauled the man off the woman and restrained him while Mr. Gorman and a bystander cared for the victim until emergency services arrived.