Leading Seaman Patrick S. Moulden, M.B., C.D.
Medal of Bravery
On April 3, 2010, Leading Seaman Patrick Moulden risked his life to ensure the safe evacuation of a wounded soldier, in Afghanistan. Leading Seaman Moulden and his team responded to an emergency call after an improvised explosive device (IED) critically injured a soldier. When a second device was discovered, Leading Seaman Moulden proceeded to dismantle it by hand before the rest of the counter-IED team arrived. With limited safety equipment at his disposal, Leading Seaman Moulden exposed himself to great danger to ensure that the IED was dismantled in a timely fashion, in order to permit the safe landing of a helicopter sent to evacuate his wounded comrade.