Post by Administrator on Apr 27, 2016 9:10:26 GMT
Bob Kennedy awarded the Ushakov Medal.
When your life is the world of diplomacy and your boss is Vladimir Putin, you’re not easily surprised.
But the head of the Russian delegation in Toronto was taken back this month when a 95-year-old Londoner, to be honoured for heroism during the Second World War, not only walked himself into the reception area, but passed up coffee and tea for a vodka.
“He was quite surprised I walked in instead of being carried,” Londoner Bob Kennedy said.
Kennedy was among four Canadians given medals but the only one of the quartet healthy enough to make the trip to the Toronto consulate on the 14th floor of a tower on Bloor Street.
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When your life is the world of diplomacy and your boss is Vladimir Putin, you’re not easily surprised.
But the head of the Russian delegation in Toronto was taken back this month when a 95-year-old Londoner, to be honoured for heroism during the Second World War, not only walked himself into the reception area, but passed up coffee and tea for a vodka.
“He was quite surprised I walked in instead of being carried,” Londoner Bob Kennedy said.
Kennedy was among four Canadians given medals but the only one of the quartet healthy enough to make the trip to the Toronto consulate on the 14th floor of a tower on Bloor Street.
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