Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: June 14, 2000
• Invested on: February 02, 2001

On July 10, 1998, Correctional Officer Larry Clayton placed his life in danger to help a critically- injured fellow officer who was being chased by a knife-wielding inmate at the Springhill Institution, in Nova Scotia. Witness to the stabbing of his colleague, Mr. Clayton did not hesitate to place himself between the violent offender and the victim, who was able to escape. Determined to defuse an extremely volatile situation and undaunted by the knife, Mr. Clayton tackled the man in an attempt to subdue him. In the violent confrontation that followed, Mr. Clayton knocked the offender to the ground and managed to restrain him with the help of other officers.