Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: April 22, 2010
• Invested on: May 06, 2011

Joseph Henry Roland Bouliane, M.B.
Major William Robertson Green, M.B., C.D.
Blair William Allan Hockin, M.B.
RCMP Constable Alfred Douglas Lavallee, M.B.
Sergeant Joseph Kenneth Penman, M.B.
Master Warrant Officer Hamish Seggie, M.B., C.D.
Warrant Officer Shaun Spence, M.B., C.D.
Abebe Yohannes, M.B.
Hermann Zarbl, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On October 12, 2007, Major William Green, Warrant Officer Shaun Spence, Sergeant Joseph Penman, Roland Bouliane and Abebe Yohannes rescued two people who were trapped inside burning vehicles, in Headingly, Manitoba. The men tried frantically to put out the fire inside one vehicle, but the flames spread quickly and the dark smoke made it difficult to see inside. Major Green broke the rear window, pulled a little girl from the back seat and brought her to safety. Constable Alfred Lavallee and the other rescuers again tried desperately to reach the two other victims inside, but were driven back by the heat and flames. Meanwhile, Blair Hockin, Hermann Zarbl and Master Warrant Officer Hamish Seggie ripped out parts of the dash on the second vehicle to pull out the driver, who was trapped beneath the debris. They removed the victim moments before the vehicle became engulfed.