Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2008-04-04
Invested on: 2008-06-27
On August 12, 2007, Corporal Alain, a medical technician, displayed exemplary leadership and dedication when she intervened in a mass casualty incident in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan. She assessed and treated numerous complex injuries under extremely difficult conditions and, faced with no alternatives, used procedures normally performed by medical doctors, which undoubtedly contributed to saving many lives.