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The family of Sgt. Daniel Hartigan, whose campaign medals were stolen on July 21, made a public plea today for their safe return. Sgt. Hartigan parachuted into Normandy ahead of the Allied D-Day invasion of 1944 and when he passed away in 2001, his son Pat Hartigan inherited those medals. The cherished medals of Hartigan’s father’s valiant service were stolen from the younger Hartigan’s Hawkwood home on July 21.
In the public appeal, Hartigan stated “what my dad would say is that people deserve a second chance,” adding that his jewelry, watches and silverware were also stolen during the heist. He alleged that “I think he’d say they deserve a second chance to return the medals and make it right.” Hartigan received injury by shrapnel when his 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion dropped behind enemy lines to help pave the way for the Allied beachhead at Normandy that broke the backs of their Nazi foes. His son alleged that the stolen medals are a memoir of their service and the family is desperate to see them returned.
Furthermore, Calgary police Staff Sgt. Doug Crippen also urged publicly that although the medals would have some value to those trying to hock them, that value is nothing compared to the value of the items as memories for both the veterans and their families. He stated that “they have some value, but more value to the family,” adding it wouldn’t be unusual to see the pilfered prizes posted to a site like Kijiji.
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