Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 1996-08-19
Invested on: 1996-09-12
On June 21,1994, two anti-personnel mines detonated during a mine clearing operation near the village of Kakma, Croatia. The blast injured three Canadian soldiers, including Sergeant McMillan, who received fragmentation wounds to his stomach, shoulder and forearm. Despite his condition and the potential danger from the surrounding mines, Sergeant McMillan proceeded to render assistance to the nearest other casualty and administered first aid. When others arrived at the scene, he continued to direct the operations, refusing treatment and declining to be evacuated until the other two soldiers were removed from the minefield.