Nancy Payne of Lansdowne will carry a deeply personal honour this Remembrance Day, serving as Canada’s 2025 National Silver Cross Mother.

On Nov. 11, she will lay a wreath at Ottawa’s National War Memorial, representing all families who have lost a child in military service.

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“Nancy’s bravery in sharing her story shines a warm light on her son, who gave his life in the name of this country,” said Berkley Lawrence, Dominion President of the Royal Canadian Legion, in a prepared statement.

Payne’s son, Corporal Randy Joseph Payne, served with the Canadian Army’s 1 Garrison Military Police Company in Wainwright, Alberta.

He began his career in the Royal Canadian Air Force Military Police before being deployed to Afghanistan.

On April 22, 2006, Randy Payne was killed alo

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