Indigenous veterans to be honoured Friday in Iqaluit – Nunatsiaq News

Nov 7, 2024

Cousin of war hero Tommy Prince to lay wreath during morning cenotaph service

Sgt. Thomas (Tommy) Prince was among the most decorated Indigenous war veterans in Canadian history.

His cousin, Chris Ledger, plans to lay the wreath at the cenotaph in Iqaluit on Friday, to mark the 30th annual Indigenous Veterans Day.

Prince served in Canada’s 1st Special Service Force during the Second World War, a joint Canada-U.S. specialized reconnaissance and raiding unit.

That is the real-life brigade popularly fictionalized in the films Inglorious Basterds and The Devil’s Brigade, as well as in the pages of Marvel Comics’ Wolverine, the unit’s most famous make-believe member.

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