Mom of Naval Officer Killed in 2004 Submarine Fire Named Silver Cross Mother

Mom of Naval Officer Killed in 2004 Submarine Fire Named Silver Cross Mother
Debbie Sullivan holds a photo of her son Christopher Saunders and his two sons while wearing her National Silver Cross at her home in Summerville, New Brunswick, Canada, on Oct. 31, 2020. James West/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Debbie Sullivan vividly remembers the last time she saw her son Chris Saunders alive more than 16 years ago.

The 32-year-old naval lieutenant had driven his young family from Halifax to his mother’s home near Saint John, N.B., to introduce Sullivan and her husband Stuart to their seven-week-old grandson, Luke.