Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: February 20, 1984
• Invested on: July 09, 1984

On the morning of 18 May 1982, Olga Gulka saved the lives of three elderly residents as fire swept through the east wing at the Preeceville Lions Housing Corporation nursing home. When told that a fire had broken out, Mrs. Gulka, a nurse's aide, hurried to the end of the hallway and found a man on the floor with his clothes ablaze. Using a blanket, she quickly smothered the flames and dragged him a safe distance away. Mrs. Gulka might have fled the burning building at that moment but, well aware that two helpless residents would certainly perish if left in the room just across from where the fire had originated, she ran back. Totally unconcerned for herself, she reached the two men through dense smoke and coaxed them outside. By then others had arrived and they assisted Mrs. Gulka in helping all residents to safety.