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However, acclaimed as a hero whose selfless courage helped bring freedom to France and whose death saved the life of many residents of Les Martres-de-Veyre, a street was named after him.

The government of France honored Dmytruk with the Croix de Guerre and at the end of the War, beginning in 1946 and each year thereafter, the citizens of Les Martres-de-Veyre held a parade and memorial service at his monument.

Almost thirty years after his death, in August 1972, the surprised mayor of Wynyard, Saskatchewan received a letter from a mayor of Les Martres-de-Veyre that showed Peter Dmytruk was not just a name on a war memorial, but was in fact a true hero of the War.

The mayor of Les Martres-de-Veyre proposed to honour the dead Canadian soldier through the twinning of their two small towns and the creation of a new large memorial at his gravesite.

On the thirtieth anniversary of his death, a 13-person delegation of family and officials from Saskatchewan joined the French commemoration ceremony.