New Brunswick Woman Who Lost Two Sons to PTSD Named National Silver Cross Mother

New Brunswick Woman Who Lost Two Sons to PTSD Named National Silver Cross Mother
National Silver Cross Mother Maureen Anderson is shown with photos of her sons Sgt. Ron Anderson (L) and Sgt. Ryan Anderson, in her home in Oromocto, New Brunswick on Oct. 31, 2024. The Canadian Press/Stephen MacGillivray
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Maureen Anderson lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian Army, even if they died years later and a continent away from the hot dust and violence of the Afghanistan war.

Growing up, Ron Anderson was more serious, “a little fighter,” his mother recalls. His younger brother Ryan was quieter, softer. Both joined the military before they finished high school, already certain of what their career paths would be.