Star of Courage
Awarded on: 1995-10-31
Invested on: 1996-05-17
On December 3, 1994, in Hamilton, Ontario, Mr. Lee tried to save a woman from being savagely attacked by a man with a machete. After seeing the assailant knock the woman to the ground and begin slashing her repeatedly, Mr. Lee, a passing motorist, rushed over and grabbed the man. In spite of receiving a large gash to his thigh, he held onto the attacker's arm, preventing him from swinging the machete. Other passers-by helped hold the man down until the police arrived. Tragically, the woman did not survive.