Rigolet

Statement - Government of Canada marks Aboriginal Veterans Day

Retrieved on: 
Friday, November 8, 2019

"Each year, we pay tribute the contributions and sacrifices of Indigenous veterans by sharing some of their stories.

Key Points: 
  • "Each year, we pay tribute the contributions and sacrifices of Indigenous veterans by sharing some of their stories.
  • In February 1944, nearLittoria, Italy, he posed as a local farmer to repair a severed Allied communications wirein full view of enemy troops.
  • Tommy Prince was one of only three Canadians who earned both the Military Medal and the American Silver Star during the Second World War.
  • "We honour JohnShiwak , an Inuit soldier born in Rigolet, Labrador who enlisted in July1915 and was part of the Newfoundland Regiment.