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Dear Friends, In the wake of recent events in Ottawa and St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Canadians have been looking for an outlet to show our Canadian Forces members and their families that we care and that we are behind them 100%. The outpouring of support for the families of Corporal Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent in recent days was inspiring, and truly Canadian. The greatest tragedy when Canada loses a soldier, is the family and friends who lose a loved one, and the children who lose their hero. This was never more evident than in the face of young Marcus Cirillo, the son of Corporal Nathan Cirillo. Pictures of Marcus with his father, and at his father’s funeral, broke our hearts. But they also give us hope for the future of a young man with a brave role model for a father, a strong community around him, and an entire country behind him. I think it is really important that we never forget Marcus. He represents every child who has lost a parent in service to Canada. Since 2002, over 150 soldiers have given their lives for our country. Like Corporal Nathan Cirillo, many of them have left young children behind. Until last week, most of us had never seen the faces of the children who lost a parent. But these children are out there, some as young as Marcus, others young adults now, and they have all given something to Canada that we can never fully repay. For those of […]