The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Specialist Second Class Patrick J. Biase, United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of the 46th Military Police Detachment (CI), at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. As the Military Police Criminal Investigator on duty on the night of 10 September 1956, Specialist Biase observed a member of the military service in the act of committing suicide by slashing his throat with a knife. Without regard for his own safety, Specialist Biase grappled with the potential suicide in an attempt to disarm him. In the ensuing struggles over the knife, Specialist Biase was wounded in the left leg. Disregarding his own wound, Specialist Biase continued the struggle until he did disarm the subject. Forcing him to remain in a sitting position, Specialist Biase apply a compress to the neck wounds until the arrival of the ambulance. His courageous and prompt action reflects great credit on himself and the military service.