Medal of Military Valour
- Awarded on: November 19, 2009
- Invested on: June 04, 2010
Rank: Corporal
On November 6, 2008, Corporal McLaren’s joint Canadian-Afghan patrol was ambushed, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The attack seriously injured his team’s Afghan interpreter, paralyzing him and leaving him exposed to further enemy fire. Heedless to the incoming fire, Corporal McLaren crawled 10 metres to his colleague’s position, extracted him to a safe location and administered first aid. Corporal McLaren’s courage and selfless devotion to his team prevented the interpreter’s immediate loss and allowed for his safe evacuation.
