‘We Can’t Forget Them’: Silver Cross Mother Cherishes Memory of Fallen Son

Nancy Payne has been selected as the 2025 Silver Cross Mother by the Royal Canadian Legion. Her son, Randy Payne, was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in 2006. Royal Canadian Legion handout photo

Canada’s 2025 Silver Cross Mother, Nancy Payne, says her son, Randy, was always a playful child.

“He was a character,” Payne told The Epoch Times. “He was very funny. He was charming. He was very athletic. He was a busy little boy when he was young. You knew he was around because he was lively. ... He always had this big grin on his face and that twinkle in his eye.”