Oct 22: Bruce Moncur on Jess Larochelle, a Canadian hero, recovering from his injuries. - a podcast by Global News / Curiouscast

Speaking of military. There are health developments for Jess Larochelle, the heroic Canadian soldier who single-handedly fought off the Taliban and protected his platoon while very severely wounded in 2006. Canada's government/military aparatus refuses to award Jess Larochelle the Canadian Victoria Cross, even though Generals Rick Hillier and Omer Lavoie (on the battlefield that day in 2006 and saw Jess Larochelle's actions) were on RGS arguing for the Victoria Cross. - Jess Larochelle last month had another serious surgery relating to the wounds he suffered in that '06 battle. He is out of hospital and slowly improving, but 16 years later still in great difficulty.
Guest: Bruce Moncur. Jess Larochelle's former platoon mate who himself had part of his brain blown away by a U.S. jet fighter who mistook the Canadian soldiers for Taliban. Speaks for Jess Larochelle.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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