Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: December 11, 2003
• Invested on: June 25, 2004

RCMP Constable Guy Joseph Roger Francis Forcier, M.B..
Garry Kakoschke, M.B.
Clinton Michael Douglas Rozak, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On November 13, 2000, Cst. Forcier, security officer Rozak and Mr. Kakoschke chased an armed robber outside a shopping mall in Langley, British Columbia. Pursuing the gunman who had robbed a jewelry store and threatened its employees, the trio caught up with him at the mall's exit. As he struggled to break free from their grip, the thief swung the gun, hitting Mr. Kakoschke on the head. In spite of the pistol aimed directly at them, Mr. Forcier and Mr. Rozak managed to wrestle the assailant to the ground, to disarm and to restrain him until local police arrived to apprehend him.