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Canadian MP involved in 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis to Receive Posthumous Award

21/10/2017

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MWO Joss Labelle presenting a “Thunderbird Remembrance Day – Lest we Forget” memento to WO Claude Gauthier prior to his passing.
WO Claude Gauthier, MMM CD, will be posthumously awarded the Quebec Medal of the National Assembly in recognition of his contribution during the Tehran hostage taking incident of 1979.  Canadian embassy staff, including MP security guards, were instrumental in the safe passage and repatriation of several American Embassy personnel.
​The medal will be presented to Claude’s widow, Murielle Moreau, on by members of the Quebec National Assembly at the Don Bosco Youth Leadership Centre in Montreal on 13 November 2017.  A delegation of Canadian UN veterans will take part. 
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