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House Hansard - 15

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 10, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 15 - Dec/10/21
Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)
  • Dec/10/21 11:03:18 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I regret to inform the House of the loss of retired chief warrant officer William “Pete” Schussler. He was an incredible Londoner, veterans advocate, loving family man and a dear friend. Pete started his military career in 1941 with the militia and then enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces Infantry in 1942. He served in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Pete re-enlisted in 1948 with the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and served in Korea. He was a peacekeeper in the Middle East and served with NATO in Germany. Pete received 16 honours and awards, including the Order of Military Merit, and he received a Knighthood with the National Order of the Legion of Honour for his service during the liberation of France in 1944. The Legion of Honour, awarded by the Government of France, is its highest order of merit and that is exactly how folks in London and how I always knew Pete, a gentleman of the highest honour. We thank Pete and we will remember him.
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