91-year-old veteran given replica medals after originals stolen

When retired Lieutenant Colonel Alan Kennedy stands at the Remembrance Day ceremony in New Maryland, he'll have medals pinned to his chest, but those medals will be replicas. Kennedy's original medals were stolen during a home invasion in July. Three people broke into his home and made off with a large sum of money and many of his military keepsakes. When the manager of the New Brunswick Military Museum heard about the theft, he arranged to have replicas of the medals made We identify as soldiers all our lives, whether we're still serving or not. And Ike is a great example of that. He was a soldier for his entire adult life. All his friends were soldiers, you know. And for a soldier, especially someone of Ike's length of career and service, for a soldier to not have his medals on on Remembrance Day, that's a stab in the heart. So I knew that he had to have them. Kennedy says he'll be happy to stand with his medals on Remembrance. On November 11th, I've been asked by some locals over the years in New Maryland to attend the November 11th remembrance with them, or have them with me, which we've done this year in any event. We'll be able to wear them.