A 78-year-old veteran was reunited with his military medals at Surrey RCMPB次元官网网址檚 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.

B次元官网网址淚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,B次元官网网址� Sergeant Chad Greig told reporters.

B次元官网网址淗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.B次元官网网址�

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 RCMPB次元官网网址檚 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.

B次元官网网址淩ight now I am pleased to return these medals,B次元官网网址� said Creig. B次元官网网址淎s you can see there are many of them, and well-earned.B次元官网网址�

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 heB次元官网网址檇 be holding his medals a little tighter now that theyB次元官网网址檙e been returned.

B次元官网网址淗e is extremely happy and thankful to have his medals back,B次元官网网址� the translator relayed, B次元官网网址渁nd thankful to police for reuniting him with his medals.

B次元官网网址淗e is very grateful for this country,B次元官网网址� the translator added, B次元官网网址渁nd very thankful to be living in this country and thatB次元官网网址檚 the reason why he went to the ceremony, to show respect.B次元官网网址�

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