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BROOK JONES/FREE PRESS The Ukrainian Canadian Congress and the Ukrainian War Veterans Assocation of Canada present the Ukrainian Canadian Sacrifice Medal posthumously to the family of fallen hero Austin Lathlin-Bercier during a ceremony in the rotunda at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Man., Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Pictured: Lucy Lathlin and Adam Bercier who are the Austin's parents embrace each other following the ceremony. On Nov. 11, 2023, 25-year-old Austin Lathlin-Bercier, who was from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, was the first Manitoban known to be killed in combat in Ukraine while he was volunteering for Ukraine's International Legion.