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VICTORIA CROSS WINNERS TO BE HONORED

Released on February 20, 1995

Associate Minister of Education Keith Goulet today announced a program
to honor Saskatchewan winners of the Victoria Cross as part of Heritage
Day celebrations. Heritage Day, the third Monday of February,
recognizes the significance of Canada's unique identity.

"In this year as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of World
War Two, by participating in the Canada Remembers Program, it is
fitting to recognize Saskatchewan residents who were awarded the
Victoria Cross in both world wars and the Boer War," Goulet said.
"Victoria Cross recipients were ordinary Saskatchewan people doing
extraordinary deeds."

The government of Saskatchewan will recognize Victoria Cross winners
during the summer by erecting historic markers at appropriate sites
throughout the province.

Saskatchewan recipients of the Victoria Cross were: Lt. Robert Combe,
Melville, 1917; Sgt. Harry Mullin, Moosomin, 1917; Sgt. Hugh Cairns,
Saskatoon, 1918; Maj. David Currie, Moose Jaw, 1944; Sgt. A.H.L.
Richardson, Fort Battleford, 1900; L/Cpl. Michael O'Leary, Fort
Battleford, 1915.


The only surviving winner is Lt.-Col. Cecil Merritt was awarded the
Victoria Cross in 1942 for heroic actions at Dieppe. Although not a
resident of Saskatchewan, Merritt won the Victoria Cross while a member
of the South Saskatchewan Regiment. He lives in Vancouver where he was
born in 1908.

The Victoria Cross was created by Queen Victoria in 1856 to reward
exceptional courage by members of the armed forces. It is the
Commonwealth's highest award for valor. In 1993, the government of
Canada established Canadian military decorations for valor. A Canadian
Victoria Cross is now Canada's highest honor.

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For more information, contact:

Maureen Boyle
Communications Branch
Municipal Government
Regina
Phone: 787-5959

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