Corporal Dale M. Kurdziel, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On February 19, 2010, Corporal Dale Kurdziel placed himself at great risk in order to defuse a large improvised explosive device (IED), in Afghanistan. With the IED located in a confined space, Corporal Kurdziel volunteered to dismantle it by hand. Equipped with a flashlight, he used his feet and elbows to propel himself inside. It took nearly two hours for Corporal Kurdziel to successfully remove all the IED components.
Medal of Bravery
Invested on: 2017-11-23
Warrant Officer John Dunbar, M.B., C.D.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Corporal Alexander Keightley, M.B.
Petawawa, Ontario
Master Corporal Dale M. Kurdziel, M.B. *
Master Corporal Shawn Thorn, M.B.
Lancaster Park, Alberta
On July 20, 2015, Warrant Officer John Dunbar, Corporal Alexander Keightley, Master Corporal Dale Kurdziel and Master Corporal Shawn Thorn rescued a family from their burning home in Lancaster Park, Alberta. While WO Dunbar used a ladder to retrieve one of the children from the roof, MCpl Kurdziel rushed into the smoke-filled residence to locate a second child. Accompanied by Cpl Keightley and MCpl Thorn, he entered the house again to locate the mother and moved her to safety.
*This is the second Medal of Bravery for Master Corporal Dale Kurdziel.