N.B. veteran to wear replica medals on Remembrance Day after originals were stolen

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A 91-year-old New Brunswick veteran thought he might have to spend this Remembrance Day without his medals after his were stolen from his home this summer. But that won't be the…

A 91-year-old New Brunswick veteran thought he might have to spend this Remembrance Day without his medals after they were stolen from his home this summer.

But that won't be the case for retired lieutenant-colonel Alan Kennedy.

While they aren't the originals, the replicas — made possible by the effort of a fellow veteran and kindness of a local business owner — will be pinned over his heart on Nov. 11.

David Hughes, a retired captain and now the manager of the New Brunswick Military History Museum, arranged to have the set made.

"For a soldier to not have his medals on Remembrance Day, that's a stab in the heart," Hughes said.

Hughes said soldiers identify as such for their whole lives, whether they're serving or not.

Kennedy was a soldier for his entire adult life, and so were his friends.

His original medals were stolen on July 9, when three people broke into his home in Nasonworth. He said the individuals tied him to a chair with zip ties and took off with a large sum of money and many of his military keepsakes, including his medals.

The RCMP West District community crime reduction unit is still seeking information about the home invasion. The suspects are described as two men and a woman, all tall and thin, wearing face coverings.

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