A New Zealand Defence Force trainer instructing Iraqi soldiers in weapons firing positions in Taji, Iraq. Corporal Jessica Healey-Render received a Chief of Defence Force Commendation. When the rocket fire stopped Van Sitter raced to one of the main incident sites where he noticed an extremely distressed coalition soldier performing CPR to a critically-injured colleague. Van Sitter quickly took over and spent the next six minutes fighting to save the soldier's life. Private Maddison Van Sitter received a Chief of Defence Force Commendation.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 22, 2021 00:11 UTC