Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: September 7, 2006
• Invested on: June 15, 2007

Sharon Jean Bard, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On December 10, 2005, Sharon Bard rescued her 13-year-old grandson and her husband from a fire that had spread through their home in Champion, Alberta. Awakened to the early morning fire by her husband's screams, Mrs. Bard jumped out of bed to alert her grandson and then led him outside through the burning debris falling on them. Despite severe burns to her hands and feet, she went back in to search for her mobility-impaired husband. Feeling her way through the thick, toxic smoke, she located the semi-conscious man on the hallway floor, grabbed him by his shirt and dragged him outside to safety.