Meritorious Service Cross
- Awarded on: October 7, 2009
- Invested on: June 04, 2010
Rank: Warrant Officer
Co-recipient: Sergeant Shawn E. Harrison, M.S.C., C.D.
On January 3, 2007, parachute rescue team leader Warrant Officer Pierce and team member Sergeant Harrison performed a perilous procedure in a parachute jump to help a critically injured aircraft passenger, at Blatchford Lake, in the Northwest Territories. In the face of severe weather conditions, both performed a low-altitude jump, where the slightest error could have had catastrophic results for the team. The extraordinary level of professionalism demonstrated by Warrant Officer Pierce and Sergeant Harrison, under these difficult circumstances brings great honour to the Canadian Forces and to Canada.
