Sylvain Christian Pedneault, M.B.
Burton, New Brunswick
James Blair Raoul, M.B.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Medal of Bravery
On January 20, 2014, James Raoul and Sylvain Pedneault stopped a classmate who was attacking their teacher at Eastern College, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. After striking Mr. Raoul several times in the head with a machete, the assailant turned on the teacher. Despite his wounds, Mr. Raoul attempted to stop the attack by flipping a table onto the assailant. He then tackled the man to the floor outside the room, where Mr. Pedneault helped wrestle him into submission.