Halifax ceremony recognizes Hometown Hero [Video]

The Government of Canada honoured Floyd H. Prosser through Parks Canada’s Hometown Heroes program during a ceremony in Halifax, N.S., Saturday, said a news release from Parks Canada.

Darren Fisher, MP for Dartmouth Cole-Harbour, paid tribute to Prosser at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in the presence of dignitaries and family.

Prosser was born in Elgin, N.B. in 1920. He enlisted in the Canadian Army Active Service Force in 1941 in Moncton, N.B., He trained for two years with tanks in England and Scotland before he was sent to Italy in 1943.

Prosser was present at many of the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade’s famous battles. After Italy, he landed in France in March of 1945 when the brigade supported the liberation of Europe.

Prosser saw Winston Churchill and King George VI as he stood for inspection and was blessed by the pope when his brigade arrived in Rome.

“By highlighting the stories of individuals like Mr. Prosser, we not only express our gratitude for …