A 78-year-old veteran was reunited with his military medals at Surrey RCMP91裸聊视频檚 main detachment Friday afternoon.

Zora Singh Tatla, who served in the army in India for 28 years, lost his medals on Remembrance Day last year, after attending a service in the community.

91裸聊视频淚t was pouring rain that day. He was on his scooter. He got home, he realized, he went to touch his medals and they were gone,91裸聊视频� Sergeant Chad Greig told reporters.

91裸聊视频淗e told his family at this time what had happened, he went back and forth scouring trying to find his medals. Somebody by that time had obviously picked them up and were doing their best to try to reunite him with his medals.91裸聊视频�

Surrey RCMP say the medals were found at a bus stop at 72nd Avenue and 148th Street on Nov. 11, 2017.

They were anonymously turned into the Surrey RCMP91裸聊视频檚 Newton district office about six weeks ago.

After RCMP issued a press release Thursday, Tatla heard the news in the media and got in touch with police.

91裸聊视频淩ight now I am pleased to return these medals,91裸聊视频� said Creig. 91裸聊视频淎s you can see there are many of them, and well-earned.91裸聊视频�

Through a translator, Tatla told reporters that before retiring in 1987, he served in action in China, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India.

Tatla said he migrated here to join his family, and was sponsored by his daughter to come to Canada.

He chuckled when asked if he91裸聊视频檇 be holding his medals a little tighter now that they91裸聊视频檙e been returned.

91裸聊视频淗e is extremely happy and thankful to have his medals back,91裸聊视频� the translator relayed, 91裸聊视频渁nd thankful to police for reuniting him with his medals.

91裸聊视频淗e is very grateful for this country,91裸聊视频� the translator added, 91裸聊视频渁nd very thankful to be living in this country and that91裸聊视频檚 the reason why he went to the ceremony, to show respect.91裸聊视频�

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