His family, friends and supporters through the veteran support organization “valour in the presence of the enemy” are calling for larochelle to be awarded a posthumous canadian victoria cross, the highest medal of bravery offered in canada. It's time to launch an independent review panel to study potential candidates for the awarding of a canadian victoria cross. We, the undersigned, residents of canada, call upon the government of canada to establish an independent military honours review board to review afghanistan veterans' cases where evidence suggests victoria cross criteria were met. “conservatives will continue to advance the case for jess larochelle to be awarded the victoria cross and will always stand with canada’s veterans to ensure that our heroes and their sacrifice for our country are not forgotten.” For many of them, the fact that no canadian who fought in afghanistan has ever received the vc leaves them feeling as though their war, their devotion and sacrifice, somehow didn't quite measure up. A petition calling on ottawa to establish an independent military honours review board to investigate awarding the victoria cross to afghanistan veterans is gaining traction
It calls for the first review to involve the late jess larochelle, who was born in restoule. Ottawa — a former top general who led the military during the afghanistan conflict is urging prime minister mark carney’s government to revisit the files of soldiers who served there to see if.
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