The mother of a Canadian soldier who killed himself after serving in Afghanistan will finally be honoured with a Memorial Cross this weekend, ending a long battle to have the military recognize his death as service related.

The mother of a dead Canadian soldier sent a one-cent payout cheque received a formal apology from Canada's defence minister on Thursday.

Canada's defence minister has apologized to the family of a soldier whose mother received a government cheque for one penny following her son's death.