Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: June 26, 1989
• Invested on: December 11, 1989

Sergeant Randal Keith Brown, M.B.
Master Corporal Ronald Allen Langevin, M.B., C.D.
Medal of Bravery

During the night of October 1, 1987, Sgt. Randal Keith Brown and MCpl. Ronald Allen Langevin were members of a Search and Rescue team conducting and aerial electronic search for a crashed aircraft in the rugged and mountainous terrain near Manicouagan, Quebec. The small float plane was located in a deep river valley. It was decided that Sgt. Brown and MCpl. Langevin would parachute into the site. Illumination of the area by flares revealed 500-metre cliffs, a fast-flowing river and both a heavily-wooded and burnt rocky surface. They jumped from the aircraft at very low altitude and were successful in reaching the crash site.