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Local boy makes good in Navy with Canada’s Protecteur medal
Danforth, 21, earned a front line service medal aboard HMCS Protecteur during Operation Apollo. He served seven months as ordinary seaman and steward, then as HQ1 roundsman, inspecting the ship for fires and damage while trained for decontamination. His tour spanned Hawaii to the Persian Gulf with temperatures up to 60C.
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