A former soldier whose bravery in Afghanistan almost 17 years ago won him Canada’s second-highest citation for bravery in combat — the Star of Military Valour — has died.
Pte. Jess Randall Larochelle’s death was announced on social media late Thursday by his brother Andrew and confirmed by friends and fellow soldiers in the veterans community.
A cause of death was not released immediately. Larochelle had been in poor health for several years after retiring from the military.
A group of former soldiers calling themselves Valour in the Presence of the Enemy has been pushing the federal government and the Department of National Defence to review his citation and
