Royce received this medal for the Rescue he was involved in when the Korean Jet crashed in Guam. He is in Security for the Navy and was on patrol with his partner when the crash happened and they were the closest to the crash. They spent over half an hour pushing each other through the saw grass and other jungle growth to get to the site. They were the first to arrive at the site. Some people were still trapped in the burning and exploding plane. They immediately began the removel of the survivors, in one instance being knocked to the ground during an explosion. The fire department personal were refusing to enter the plane it was so dangerous and it is due to the efforts of these young men that 29 people survived the crash. They then spent 6 hours carrying bodies away from the site.