Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: April 5, 2016
• Invested on: November 25, 2016

On June 15, 2012, Peter Manly Wright was providing humanitarian aid in Maban, South Sudan, when he learned that three United Nations staff had been captured by a local army group commander miles away from any other help. Without any financial or protective support, Mr. Wright entered the heavily guarded camp and successfully negotiated the release of the three staff members. Thanks to his courage, cultural awareness and quick thinking, a high-risk situation was defused without violence or loss of life.