• Awarded on: July 31, 2000

Co-recipient: Master Corporal Éric P. Y. Belley

On August 10, 1993, Master Corporal Éric Belley and Private Éric Tremblay were deployed with the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Witness to the Battle of Bakovici, during which Muslim and Croatian forces fired 300 to 400 small-arm bullets near the Fojnica hospital, Master Corporal Belley and Private Tremblay were ready to exchange fire if necessary. During the most intense moments of the battle, they saw a disabled patient exiting the hospital. Noticing that the man continued walking in the area of open ground, where the belligerents continued firing, the two soldiers crossed the 15 metres that separated them from the patient and led him to safety. Master Corporal Belley’s and Private Tremblay’s selfless and professional deed helped to save a life.