Family of man who fought in Nazi unit unaware Hunka would be honoured in Parliament, friend says

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The family of Yaroslav Hunka is in hiding in the wake of a political firestorm tied to his service with a Nazi unit in the Second World War, according to a family friend. That same friend says the family didn't know Parliament would honour Hunka the way it did.

A longtime friend says the Hunka family was unaware 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka would be honoured in Parliament last week in front of Ukraine's president, setting off an international controversy.

Barb Bonenfant, who lives in North Bay, Ont., told CBC News that Hunka's daughter-in-law sent her a message on Sunday after the public backlash began. -- More...