The Silver Cross Mother is chosen each year by the Royal Canadian Legion to lay a wreath on Remembrance Day on behalf of families who have lost a child in battle. This year, for the first time ever, the mother of soldier who died by suicide after serving in Afghanistan has been chosen.
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