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Sgt. Sean Cowperthwaite served 20 years in Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) and as part of Canada's peacekeeping missions to Cypress and to Bosnia on four separate occasions.
http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/lord-strathconas-horse/index.page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Strathcona%27s_Horse_(Royal_Canadians)
Three members of the LSH (RC) have been awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) - the highest military honour for "conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy".
Sound editing done by Todd Mason.
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