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Son of Mrs. Ina Galvin (2001 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother), of Bolton Centre, Quebec. Cpl. Galvin attended Massey Vanier High School where he won several medals for his wrestling abilities. He was a member of the Sherbrooke Hussars militia regiment attached to the 12e Régiment Blindé du Canada (12e RBC) during a deployment with the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR). Cpl. Galvin was killed while serving as a crew member on a Cougar armoured personnel carrier escorting a humanitarian aid convoy in that region. He was fatally injured when the vehicle, travelling in very poor weather and icy road conditions, slipped over the edge of a bridge and into a river.
Ms. Michele Fontaine, Cpl. Galvin's widow, was also awarded a Silver (Memorial) Cross.
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