Jan/Feb 2025: Chris Snider was a 21-year-old second lieutenant commanding 8 Platoon, ‘C’ Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, when his 10-man patrol came under fire from Chinese mortars ensconced in the hills facing them.
![As a young second lieutenant commanding 8 Platoon, ‘C’ Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, in Korea, Chris Snider of Oakville, Ont., earned a Miltary Cross for leading his 10-man patrol through two mortar attacks in enemy-infested territory. [lStephen J. Thorne/LM]](https://www.harvards.com/wp-content/uploads/veteran-Chris-Snider-Oakville-770x428.jpg)