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Posters of fallen Oro-Medonte soldier vandalized in Angus park

Police investigating after two posters depicting Pte. Kevin McKay targeted
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This poster depicting the late Pte. Kevin McKay was recently vandalized in Peacekeepers Park in Angus.

Nottawasaga OPP officers are looking for whoever is responsible for vandalizing posters depicting a fallen soldier from Oro-Medonte.

Provincial police were notified Thursday that two posters of Pte. Kevin McKay, who died in the line of duty in Afghanistan in 2010, had been vandalized in Peacekeepers Park in Angus.

Anyone with camera footage in the area is asked to check it to see if the suspects are shown.

Police said more details will be released when they’re available.

Anyone with information can contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

A road in south-end Barrie is named in McKay's honour. 

He was killed in action on May 13, 2010 and later awarded the General Campaign Star (SouthWest Asia) and the Sacrifice Medal (posthumously).

McKay, who grew up in Oro-Medonte's Horseshoe Valley and attended W.R. Best Public School and Barrie's Eastview Secondary School, was 24 years old when he was killed by an improvised explosive device while on his last night patrol. He died just two days before the end of his tour of duty.