Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: April 28, 2005
• Invested on: December 02, 2005

On July 7, 2004, Thomas Bangert rescued a man from a flaming fuel truck near Okotoks, Alberta. After his vacuum truck collided with the victim's tanker trailer, Mr. Bangert extricated himself from his vehicle and rushed to assist the other injured driver out of his burning wreck. When his efforts to break the driver's side window proved unsuccessful, Mr. Bangert ran to the passenger side, grabbed a piece of metal and smashed the window to allow the victim to crawl out. Despite his injuries and the threat of an explosion, Mr. Bangert grabbed the victim under the arms and helped him out of the truck cab. Mr. Bangert then pulled the victim a safe distance away from the blaze where they extinguished the flames on their clothing.