Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: December 6, 2007
• Invested on: September 19, 2008

Mike Giroux, M.B.
John Lichtenwald, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On June 1, 2006, Mike Giroux and John Lichtenwald rescued an elderly woman from a house fire, which claimed the life of the woman's daughter, in Calgary, Alberta. The rescuers fought their way through dense smoke, crawling on the floor and up the stairs, in search of the two women who were trapped by the flames. After pulling the older woman to safety, they re-entered the dwelling to search for her daughter, but were knocked down the stairs by a sudden explosion. The daughter was eventually pulled from the blaze by firefighters; sadly, she died on her way to the hospital.