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From YouTube: NOVEMBER 18 2021 Statements Adam Olsen
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
saanich,
north
and
islands.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
august
I
had
the
honor
of
attending
the
unveiling
and
dedication
of
a
memorial
at
the
british
columbia
aviation
museum,
the
victoria
airport.
Last
week
we
paused
to
remember
the
courage
and
sacrifice
of
canadian
service
people.
I
stand
today
to
recognize
one
of
those
individuals
who
displayed
incredible
brave
bravery
and
selflessness.
A
Lieutenant
robert
hampton
hammy
gray
is
one
of
only
two
members
of
the
royal
navy's
air
fleet
air
arm
to
receive
the
victoria
cross
for
his
valor.
As
a
canadian
naval
pilot
born
in
trail
bc
in
1917,
hammy
grew
up
in
nelson
and
after
receiving
his
bachelor
of
arts
from
the
university
of
british
columbia,
he
joined
the
royal
canadian
naval
volunteer
reserve.
Lieutenant
gray,
received
his
training
for
pilot
training
in
england
and
in
kingston
ontario
hammy
flew
the
hawker
hurricane
in
africa
before
being
stationed
on
the
hms
formidable
where
he
flew.
A
The
corsair
in
both
norway
and
the
japanese
theater
lieutenant
gray's
victoria
cross,
was
awarded
for
quote
great
valor
in
leading
an
attack
on
a
japanese
destroyer
in
onagawa
japan
on
the
9th
of
august
1945,
in
the
face
of
fire
from
shore
batteries
and
a
heavy
concentration
from
fire
from
five
warships.
Lieutenant
gray
pressed
home
his
attack
flying
very
low
in
order
to
ensure
success,
and
although
he
was
hit
and
his
aircraft
was
in
flames,
he
obtained
at
least
one
direct
hit
sinking.
A
The
destroyer,
lieutenant
gray
has
consistently
shown
a
brilliant
fighting
spirit
and
most
inspiring
leadership.
End
quote:
lieutenant
gray
was
a
remarkable
young
man
who
did
not
return
from
war.
He
was
one
of
the
last
canadians
to
perish
in
world
war
ii
and
the
second
last
canadian
to
be
awarded
the
victoria
cross.