Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: June 17, 2015
• Invested on: October 28, 2016

Bruce D. Leclair, M.B.
Richard Charles Louthood, M.B.
Gordon S. Smith, M.B.
Larry Whitty, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On August 5, 2013, Bruce Leclair, Richard Louthood, Gordon Smith and Larry Whitty pulled an unconscious man from a burning vehicle in Ottawa, Ontario. The vehicle had crashed into a concrete retaining wall and caught fire, trapping the driver inside. Unable to open the door or put out the rapidly spreading flames, the rescuers persevered in their efforts until they succeeded in pulling the man out through the broken window. Moments later, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames.