Co-recipients: Leading Seaman Stephen Franklin Birks
Corporal Glenn Andrew King
On June 21, 1994, Leading Seaman Birks, Corporal King, and Private Sinclair were supporting a mine clearing operation near Kakma, Croatia, when two anti-personnel mines suddenly detonated, seriously wounding three soldiers. Leading Seaman Birks, Corporal King, and Private Sinclair entered the minefield after it had been roughly cleared by a colleague to assist in the rescue of the victims. Their actions, despite the difficult circumstances, were in the very best traditions of the Canadian Forces.