# Collin Ryan Fitzgerald

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Collin_Ryan_Fitzgerald
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Collin_Ryan_Fitzgerald.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collin_Ryan_Fitzgerald
> Source revision: 1347091760
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Infobox military person
|name             = Collin Ryan Fitzgerald
|allegiance       = {{flag|Canada}}
|branch           = {{army|Canada}}
|rank             = Master Corporal
|commands         = Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
|battles          = [War in Afghanistan](/source/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present))
|alma_mater       =
}}

Master Corporal '''Collin Ryan Fitzgerald''', [MMV](/source/Medal_of_Military_Valour) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) soldier who was among the first recipients of the [Medal of Military Valour](/source/Medal_of_Military_Valour), a Canadian military decoration, in recognition of actions under enemy fire in [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan). He belonged to [Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry](/source/Princess_Patricia's_Canadian_Light_Infantry).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brewster |first1=Murray |author-link1=Murray Brewster |title=Crown case against Afghan war hero collapses |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/soldier-charges-dropped-1.3779636 |access-date=24 April 2022 |publisher=[CBC News](/source/CBC_News) |date=26 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Governor General announces the first-ever awarding of Military Valour Decorations |url=http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4905 |access-date=24 April 2022 |publisher=[Governor General of Canada](/source/Governor_General_of_Canada) |date=7 February 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070207102921/http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4905 |archive-date=7 February 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

The citation reads:
{{cquote|Master Corporal Collin Ryan Fitzgerald, M.M.V.<br />
Shilo, Manitoba, and Morrisburg, Ontario<br />
Medal of Military Valour

Master Corporal Fitzgerald deployed with 5 Platoon, B Company, 1 PPCLI Battle Group in Afghanistan. He is recognized for outstanding selfless and valiant actions carried out on May 24, 2006, during an ongoing enemy ambush involving intense,  highly accurate enemy fire. Master Corporal Fitzgerald repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire by entering and re-entering a burning platoon vehicle and successfully driving it off the roadway, permitting the remaining vehicles trapped in the enemy zone to break free. Master Corporal Fitzgerald's courageous and completely selfless and heroic actions were instrumental to his platoon's successful egress and undoubtedly contributed to saving the lives of his fellow platoon members.}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgerald, Collin Ryan}}
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian Army soldiers
Category:Canadian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Category:Recipients of the Medal of Military Valour

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Collin Ryan Fitzgerald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collin_Ryan_Fitzgerald) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collin_Ryan_Fitzgerald?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.