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{
"time": "2006-11-07 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Keith Martin (Esquimalt\u2014Juan de Fuca, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"254101\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the men and women in our Canadian Forces are the finest military personnel in the world. Day in and day out they work with courage and distinction. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"254102\" data-originallang=\"en\">Recently four of these soldiers were awarded our highest award for bravery, the Military Valour Decoration for extraordinary bravery in the face of extreme danger. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"254103\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Sergeant Patrick Tower was awarded the Star of Military Valour. Sergeant Michael Thomas Victor Denine, Master Corporal Collin Ryan Fitzgerald and Private Jason Lamont were awarded the Medal of Military Valour. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"254104\" data-originallang=\"en\">Each displayed the utmost courage in the face of oncoming danger and enemy fire and many saved the lives of their comrades. Their actions and heroism deserve our greatest praise, respect and admiration.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"254105\" data-originallang=\"en\">On behalf of Canadians from coast to coast and my colleagues in the Liberal Party, we salute these and all of the soldiers in our Canadian Forces. They are true Canadian heroes.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"254101\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les hommes et les femmes qui servent au sein de nos Forces canadiennes comptent parmi les meilleurs militaires du monde. Jour apr\u00e8s jour, ils accomplissent leurs fonctions avec courage et distinction.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"254102\" data-originallang=\"en\">R\u00e9cemment, quatre de ces soldats ont re\u00e7u la plus haute d\u00e9coration canadienne pour acte de bravoure, soit la D\u00e9coration de la vaillance militaire, en raison du courage extraordinaire dont ils avaient fait preuve face \u00e0 un danger extr\u00eame.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"254103\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le sergent Patrick Tower a re\u00e7u l'\u00c9toile de la vaillance militaire, tandis que le sergent Michael Thomas Victor Denine, le caporal-chef Collin Ryan Fitzgerald et le soldat Jason Lamont ont re\u00e7u la M\u00e9daille de la vaillance militaire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"254104\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ils ont tous fait preuve d'un immense courage devant le danger imminent et le feu ennemi, et certains ont sauv\u00e9 la vie de leurs camarades. Leurs actes d'h\u00e9ro\u00efsme m\u00e9ritent nos \u00e9loges, notre respect et notre admiration.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"254105\" data-originallang=\"en\">Au nom de tous les Canadiens d'un oc\u00e9an \u00e0 l'autre ainsi qu'au nom de mes coll\u00e8gues du Parti lib\u00e9ral, nous saluons ces vaillants militaires et l'ensemble des membres des Forces canadiennes. Ce sont de v\u00e9ritables h\u00e9ros canadiens.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2006/11/7/keith-martin-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/keith-martin/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1270/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "1762993",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Military Valour Decoration",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2006/11/7/",
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}
}