Fallen Canadian Soldiers In Afghanistan
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List Of Canadian Soldiers Who Have Given Their Lives In Afghanistan
This is my small tribute to those brave Canadian soldiers who have given their lives in Afghanistan. As of today, 152 soldiers have died. This lens is my way of saying thank you to those who have given their lives. I hope that I won't have to update it further by adding new names and pictures of the fallen, but that will unfortunately be necessary.
It is also important to remember all those who also were injured while in military service in Afghanistan. Along with the terrible news that a member of the military has died, there's usually mention made that others were also injured at the same time.
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152nd Canadian Soldier Killed Since 2002
August 30, 2010
21-year-old Cpl. Brian Pinksen is the 152nd casualty suffered by the Canadian military in Afghanistan. Pinksen was critically injured when an IED went off while he was riding by. He was from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, which is based in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. The parents of another soldier who was killed in March 2009 were also on hand as Pinksen's body was carried from the transport plane.------------------------------------------------------------
A young Canadian soldier who had escaped death in an earlier encounter with an improvised explosive device was killed Tuesday while on a foot patrol southwest of Kandahar city.
Sapper Brian Collier, 24, had dismounted from his vehicle in the village of Nakhonay, 15 kilometres southwest of Kandahar city, when he was killed by an IED blast.
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Two Canadian soldiers were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in as part of a convoy struck an improvised explosive device. The incident occurred approximately 20 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwa'i District at approximately 11:00 a.m. Kandahar time on 26 June 2010.
Killed in action was Private Andrew Miller from 2 Field Ambulance. Also killed in action was Master Corporal Kristal Giesebrecht from 1 Canadian Field Hospital. Both had been based in Petawawa, Ontario.
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An IED blast has claimed the life of another Canadian soldier in Afghanistan. Sgt. James Macneil, of Glace Bay, N.S., died Monday morning while on a joint foot patrol with members of the Afghan National Army near the village of Nakhonay, about 20 kilometres southwest of Kandahar city.
The 28-year-old was killed after dismounting from his armoured vehicle.
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One Canadian soldier was killed after an improvised explosive device detonated during a foot patrol, about 15 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwayi District, on 6 June 2010.
Killed in action was Sergeant Martin Goudreault from 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, based in Edmonton, Alberta, and was serving in Afghanistan as a member of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group.
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Family and friends of Trooper Larry John Zuidema Rudd were in shock Monday as they learned that the Brantford-born soldier had become the 146th Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan since 2002. Trooper Rudd, 26, died around 12:30 p.m., Kandahar time, when an improvised explosive device detonated during a routine security operation 20 km southwest of Kandahar City, the Department of National Defence announced midday Monday.
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Killed in action was Colonel Geoff Parker from the Royal Canadian Regiment, working at Land Force Central Area Headquarters. At the time of his death, Colonel Parker was in Kabul as part of a NATO team preparing for their upcoming mission. Colonel Parker is the highest ranking soldier killed in Afghanistan.
Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, said in a statement: "This barbaric act of aggression in the middle of rush hour reminds us of the many dangers our brave military personnel and the Afghan population are exposed to every day. Despite this tragedy, the will of Colonel Parker's brothers- and sisters-in-arms to protect the Afghan people remains unshaken. Together with NATO forces, they are fully committed to fulfilling their difficult mission of restoring justice and peace to a country ravaged by decades of oppression and injustice."
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One Canadian soldier was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated during a dismounted night patrol in the Panjwayi district, approximately 15 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, on May 13, 2010.
Killed in action was Private Kevin Thomas McKay from the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, Alberta.
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One Canadian Forces member was killed after an improvised explosive device detonated during a dismounted operation, about 25 kilometers southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwayi District, on 3 May 2010.
Killed in action was Petty Officer Second Class Craig Blake a member of Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic), based in Shearwater, Nova Scotia.
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One Canadian soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device that detonated during a dismounted security patrol in Dand district at approximately 7:30 a.m. Kandahar time on 11 April 2010. The incident occurred in the vicinity of Belanday, Dand district, approximately eight-kilometres southwest of Kandahar City.
Killed in action was Private Tyler William Todd from the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, Alberta.
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The Canadian Army regrets to announce the death of Cpl. Darren James Fitzpatrick at the University of Alberta Hospital Saturday as a result of wounds he sustained in Afghanistan on March 6. Cpl. Fitzpatrick, of Prince George, B.C., was a 21-year-old Infantryman and a member of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based at CFB Edmonton. This was Cpl. Fitzpatrick's first operational tour. He joined the Canadian Forces in 2006 and had been serving in Afghanistan with the Operational Mentor Liaison Team since last October.
Cpl. Darren James Fitzpatrick passed away late Saturday afternoon surrounded by his family.
Corporal Joshua Caleb Baker, 24, from Edmonton Alberta died Friday, February 12, 2010 during a routine training exercise. Baker was a member of the 4th Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Four other soldiers were also injured and evacuated by helecopter.------------------------------------------------------------
Sergeant John Wayne Faught, 44, from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario was killed January 16, 2010 when he stepped on an (IED) improvised explosive device while on patrol near the town of Nakhonay in the Panjwayi district.
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Four Canadian soldiers and a Canadian reporter were killed in a roadside bomb attack about four kilometers (2.5 miles) south of Kandahar City December 30, 2009. Sergeant George Miok and Corporal Zachery McCormack, both from Edmonton, Alberta, Sergeant Kirk Taylor, from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and Private Garrett William Chidley, from Cambridge, Ontario. Journalist Michelle Lang, 34, on assignment for Canwest News Service in Kandahar, was also killed. Lang was a reporter for the Calgary Herald newspaper. 4 other Canadian troops and a civilian official were also injured in the attack on an armored patrol vehicle.
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Master Corporal Charles-Philippe Michaud passed away on July 5, 2009 2 weeks after suffering injuries on June 23 while on patrol at approximately 9am. after he stepped on an improvised explosive device in the Panjwaii District, southwest of Kandahar. Michaud was immediately airlifted to Kandahar Airfield and then transported to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre in Germany. He was subsequently taken to a Quebec City hospital on June 28th. He succumbed to his injuries, never regaining consciousness.
Michaud is survived by his wife, parents and brother. This was his 3rd operations tour and second tour in Afghanistan. Michaud was from the 2nd Batallion, Royal 22nd Regiment based at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier near Quebec City.
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On July 3rd, Corporal Nicholas Bulger, 30, was killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Zhari district of Kandahar province. The explosion occurred seconds after the bomb was narrowly missed by the vehicle carrying the senior commander of coalition forces in the province. Five other Canadian soldiers were also wounded in the IED blast, with three sustaining injuries serious enough to require evacuation to Germany for further medical treatment. Bulger was with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and left behind a wife and 2 daughters.
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Mirroring the recent death of Pte. Alexandre Peloquin less than a week ago, Corporal Martin Dubé, 35, died as he dismantled an improvised explosive device meant to strike a high traffic area in the Panjwayii district southwest of Kandahar City. The blast also killed an Afghan police officer and wounded a Pashto interpreter, who was rushed by helicopter to hospital.
Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance told reporters at Kandahar Air Field "The IED that Martin was dismantling could have killed an entire family, as it was deliberately aimed at passing traffic. His energy and enthusiasm made him one of the best guys to be around," said Gen. Vance, recalling the soldier's constant smile. "For that, we loved him."
The explosion occurred in the Panjwayii district southwest of Kandahar City, the same rural area where Private Alexandre Péloquin, 20, was killed last Monday as he stepped on a bomb. That operation had recovered bombs, detonators, fertilizer and other items that could be used for deadly explosions, but obviously hadn't entirely neutralized the threat.
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Twenty-year old Pte. Alexandre Peloquin from the province of Quebec was killed by one of the very bombs he was trained to disarm. Known as "Pelo" by his pals, Peloquin died from an improvised explosive device or IED, which has taken the lives of many Canadian soldiers in the Panjwaii district. Characterized as a fit and courageous by his commanders. No one else was injured in the blast.
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Karine Blais was only 2 weeks into her tour in Afghanistan when she was killed in action. 4 other soldiers were also injured when the armour-plated vehicle they were patrolling in well-travelled roads northeast of Kandahar City on April 13th.
Trooper Blais, 21, leaves behind her parents, Gino and Josee as well as a young brother, Billy, 14 as well as her partner Hugo.
Blais's flag-draped casket was carried on a CC-130 Hercules transport to begin the long journey back to Canada. Among the eight pallbearers was a fellow female trooper.
A group on Facebook has been formed in memory of Trooper Karine Blais.
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Four more Canadian soldiers died in Afghanistan on March 20th and eight more were injured in two separate attacks.
Master Cpl. Scott Vernelli, 28, Cpl. Tyler Crooks, 24, and a local interpreter were killed and 5 other Canadian soldiers were injured while on foot patrol west of Kandahar. Trooper Jack Bouthillier, 20, and Trooper Corey Joseph Hayes, 22 were killed about 2 hours later when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. Three more soldiers were injured in the blast. The attack occured about 20 kilometres northeast of Kandahar city in the Shah Wali Kot district. All the wounded soldiers were evacuated by helicopter and are listed in stable condition.
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17 March, Trooper Marc Diab, from Toronto, 22, died of injuries received when his armoured vehicle struck a roadside bomb. Four other soldiers were injured in the attack. Brig.-General Jonathan Vance called Diab a passionate soldier who 'loved to make people laugh' and 'never stopped giving.' Diab was also deeply committed to his church, loved playing soccer, and had a close relationship with his family and girlfriend.
Marc Diab was born in Lebanon, and his family moved in 2000 to Canada, where his father, Hani Diab, said his son was proud to serve his adopted country. "You paid the ultimate price - your life - for the cause that you believed in: to have a better world for everyone," the soldier's father said.
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On Friday March 6, the bodies of three fallen Canadian soldiers will be returned to Canadian Forces Base Trenton at 2 p.m. Warrant Officer Dennis Raymond Brown, Cpl. Dany Olivier Fortin and Cpl. Kenneth Chad O'Quinn were killed March 3 when an improvised explosive device was detonated near an armoured vehicle while the trio took part in a patrol northwest of Kandahar City in Afghanistan's Arghandab district. Two other soldiers were also injured in the blast.
The three deaths bring Canada's military death toll in Afghanistan to 112. A Canadian diplomat and two Canadian aid workers have also been killed over the course of the insurgency.
Sapper Brian Collier, Age 24
July 20 2010
Unit: 1 Combat Engineer RegimentBase: Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Died after an improvised explosive device detonated during a foot patrol in the Panjwa'i District, about 15 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City
Home Town: Bradford, Ontario
Master Corporal Kristal Giesebrecht, Age 34
June 26 2010
Base: Petawawa, Ontario
How Killed: Died when the vehicle they were travelling in as part of a convoy struck an improvised explosive device
Home Town: Wallaceburg, Ontario
Private Andrew Miller, Age 21
June 26 2010
Unit: 2 Canadian Field HospitalBase: Petawawa, Ontario
How Killed: Died when the vehicle they were travelling in as part of a convoy struck an improvised explosive device
Home Town: Sudbury, Ontario
Sergeant James Patrick Macneil, Age 28
June 21 2010
Base: Petawawa, Ontario
How Killed: Died after an improvised explosive device detonated during a foot patrol, about 20 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwa'i District
Home Town: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Sergeant Martin Goudreault, Age 35
June 6 2010
Base: Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Died after an improvised explosive device detonated during a foot patrol, about 15 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwayi District
Home Town: Sudbury, Ontario
Memorial Service For Sergeant Martin Goudreault
Canadian and US soldiers attend a memorial service for Sergeant Martin Goudreault at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar city. Goudreault was killed by a roadside bomb on June 6, 2010 while on patrol in the troubled southern Afghan city, bringing to thirteen the number of NATO soldiers killed in two days in Afghanistan, one of the deadliest bouts for the alliance this year.
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Trooper Larry John Zuidema Rudd, Age 26
May 24 2010
Base: Petawawa, Ontario
How Killed: Died after an improvised explosive device detonated during a routine security operation, about 20 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwa'i District
Home Town: Brantford, Ontario
Colonel Geoff Parker, Age 45
May 18 2010
Unit: Royal Canadian RegimentBase: CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick
How Killed: Killed after an insurgent detonated a vehicle carrying an improvised explosive device between the convoy of vehicles in Kabul
Home Town: Oakville, Ontario
Private Kevin Thomas McKay, Age 24
May 13 2010
Base: Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Died when an improvised explosive device detonated during a dismounted night patrol in the Panjwayi district
Home Town: Richmond Hill, Ontario
Petty Officer Second Class Craig Blake, Age 37
May 3 2010
Base: Shearwater, Nova Scotia
How Killed: Killed after an improvised explosive device detonated during a dismounted operation, about 25 kilometers southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwayi District
Home Town: Simcoe, Ontario
Private Tyler William Todd, Age 26
April 11 2010
Base: Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Died by an improvised explosive device that detonated during a dismounted security patrol in Dand district
Home Town: Bright near Woodstock, Ontario
Cpl. Darren James Fitzpatrick, Age 21
March 20 2010
Base: Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Died in an Edmonton Hospital after succumbing to his injuries from a road side bomb March 6, 2010 in Afghanistan
Home Town: Prince George, British Columbia
Sergeant John Wayne Faught, Age 44
January 16, 2010
Unit: 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light InfantryBase: Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Home Town: Sault Ste. Marie
Sergeant George Miok, Age 28
December 30 2009
Unit: 41 Combat Engineer RegimentBase: Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta
Sergeant Kirk Taylor, Age 28
December 30 2009
Unit: 84 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian ArtilleryBase: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Home Town: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Corporal Zachery McCormack, Age 21
December 30 2009
Base: Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta
Private Garrett William Chidley, Age 21
December 30, 2009
Base: Shilo, Manitoba
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Home Cambridge, Ontario
Lieutenant Andrew Richard Nuttall, Age 30
December 23, 2009
Base: CFB Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi District, Afghanistan
Home: Victoria, British Columbia
Sapper Steven Marshall, Age 24
October 30, 2009
Unit: 1 Combat Engineer RegimentBase: CFB Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, southeast of Kandahar City, Afghanistan
Home: Calgary, Alberta
Lieutenant Justin Boyes, Age 26
October 28, 2009
Unit: 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light InfantryBase: CFB Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, southeast of Kandahar City, Afghanistan
Home: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Corporal Jonathan Couturier, Age 23
September 17, 2009
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e RegimentBase: Valcartier, Quebec
How Died: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi District, Afghanistan
Hometown: Loretteville, Quebec
Private Patrick Lormand, Age 21
September 13, 2009
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e RegimentBase: Valcartier, Quebec
How Died: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi District, Afghanistan
Hometown: Chute-a-Blondeau, Ontario
Corporal Jean-Francois Drouin, Age 31
September 6, 2009
Unit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment Battle GroupBase: Valcartier, Quebec
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, vicinity of Dand District, Afghanistan
Home Town: Beauport, Quebec
Major Yannick Pepin, Age 36
September 6, 2009
Unit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment Battle GroupBase: Valcartier, Quebec
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, vicinity of Dand District, Afghanistan
Home Town: Warwick, Quebec
Sapper Matthieu Allard, Age 21
August 1, 2009
Unit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment Battle GroupBase: Valcartier, Quebec
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, Zhari District, Afghanistan
Home Town: Val d'Or, Québec
Corporal Christian Bobbitt, Age 23
August 1, 2009
Unit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment Battle GroupBase: Valcartier, Quebec
How Killed: Improvised explosive device, Zhari District, Afghanistan
Home Town: Sept-Iles, Québec
Private Sebastien Courcy, Age 26
July 16, 2009
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e RégimentBase: Valcartier, Quebec
How Killed: Killed in action in the Panjwayi District, Afghanistan
Home Town: St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Master Corporal Patrice Audet, Age 38
July 6, 2009
Unit: 430 Tactical Helicopter SquadronBase: Valcartier, Quebec
How Killed: Helicopter crash, Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Home Town: Montreal, Quebec
Corporal Martin Joannette, Age 25
July 6, 2009
Unit: 430 Tactical Helicopter SquadronBase: Valcartier, Quebec
How Killed: Helicopter crash, Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Home Town: Saint-Calixte, Quebec
Dubé, Martin, Corporal, Age 35
June 14, 2009
Unit: 5 Combat Engineer RegimentBase: CFB Valcartier, Quebec
How Killed: Defusing Explosive Device
Bulger, Nicholas, Corporal, Age 30
July 3, 2009
Unit: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light InfantryBase: CFB Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Roadside Bomb Blast
Home: Buckhorn, Ontario
Peloquin, Alexandre, Private, Age 20
Unit: The Royal 22nd RegimentBase: La Citadelle in Quebec City
How Killed: Defusing Explosive Device
Home: Laurentides, Quebec
Blais, Karine, Trooper, Age 21
13-April-2009
Unit: 2nd Battalion of the Royal 22nd RegimentBase: Val Cartier, Quebec
How Killed: roadside bomb blast
Home: Les Mechins, Quebec
Crooks, Tyler, Corporal, Age 24
20-March-2009
Unit: November Company, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian RegimentBase: CFB Petawawa
How Killed: improvised explosive attack while on foot patrol
Vernelli, Scott, Master Corporal, Age 28
20-March-2009
Unit: November Company, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian RegimentBase: CFB Petawawa
How Killed: improvised explosive attack while on foot patrol
Bouthillier, Jack, Trooper, Age 20
20-March-2009
Unit: Royal Canadian DragoonsBase: CFB Petawawa
How Killed: roadside bomb attack
Hayes, Corey Joseph, Trooper, Age 22
20-March-2009
Unit: Royal Canadian DragoonsBase: CFB Petawawa
How Killed: roadside bomb attack
Trooper Marc Diab, Age 22
17-March-2009
From: Toronto, OntarioUnit: Royal Canadian Dragoons
How Killed: roadside bomb struck armoured vehicle; 4 others injured
Cpl. Dany Olivier Fortin
March 3, 2009
Unit: 425 Tactical Fighter SquadronBase: Bagotville
How Killed: explosive device detonated
Warrant Officer Denis Raymond Brown
March 3, 2009
Unit: Lincoln and Welland RegimentHow Killed: explosive device detonated
Cpl. Kenneth Chad O'Quinn
March 3, 2009
Unit: 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals SquadronHow Killed: explosive device detonated
The Canadian Army In Afghanistan
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Sean Greenfield, Sapper, Age 25
31-Jan-2009
Unit: 2 Combat Engineer RegimentBase: Manitoba
How Killed: Improvised Explosive Device
Brian Richard Good, Trooper, Age 42
07-Jan-2009
Unit: 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle GroupBase Location: CFB Petawawa
How Killed: Improvised Explosive Device
Gaetan Roberge, Warrant Officer
27-Dec-2008
Royal 22nd RegimentCFB Petawawa
Inspecting an improvised explosive device
Gregory Kruse, Sergeant
27-Dec-2008
From: New BrunswickUnit: 24 Field Squadron, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment
Base: CFB Petawawa
How Killed: Inspecting an improvised explosive device
Michael Freeman, Private, Age 28
26-Dec-2008
From: Peterborough ONUnit: 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Base: CFB Petawawa
How Killed: Improvised explosive device hit armoured vehicle
John Michael Roy Curwin, Private
13-Dec-2008
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian RegimentBase: Gagetown, NB
How Killed: Improvised explosive device hit armoured vehicle
Thomas James Hamilton, Corporal, Age 26
13-Dec-2008
From: Truro Nova ScotiaUnit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Base: Gagetown, NB
Improvised explosive device hit armoured vehicle
Justin Peter Jones, Private, Age 21
13-Dec-2008
From: Baie Verte NewfoundlandUnit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Base: Gagetown, NB
How Killed: Improvised explosive device hit armoured vehicle
Robert John Wilson, Warrant Officer, Age 38
05-Dec-2008
From: Keswick, OntarioUnit: 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Base: CFB Petawawa, ON
How Killed: Explosive device hit armoured vehicle
Mark Robert McLaren, Corporal, Age 23
05-Dec-2008
From: Peterborough, OntarioUnit: 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Base: CFB Petawawa, ON
How Killed: Explosive device hit armoured vehicle
Demetrios Diplaros, Private, Age 24
05-Dec-2008
From: Toronto, OntarioUnit: 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Base: CFB Petawawa, ON
How Killed: Explosive device hit armoured vehicle
U.S. Troops To Bolster Canadian Military Presence In Afghanistan
Military experts predict that with an increase of U.S. troops in Afghanistan there may be a corresponding increase in insurgent activity against U.S. and Canadian soldiers for the short term. But the increase in manpower will also help lessen such activity over the long term and help pave the way for reconstruction projects.
President Barack Obama has announced the U.S. plans to send an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next few months as his country's involvement in Iraq is lowered. This is of course, welcomed by the Canadian troops stationed in Afghanistan as insurgent activity increases in the warmer spring months.
Shipway, Prescott (Scott), Sergeant, Age 36
07-Sep-2008
From: Saskatoon, SaskatchewanUnit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
Base: Shilo, MB
How Killed: Improvised Explosive Device
Horn, Chadwick James, Private, Age 21
03-Sep-2008
From: Calgary, AlbertaUnit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Base: Shilo, MB
How Killed: Insurgent attack
Seggie, Michael James Alexander, Corporal, Age 21
03-Sep-2008
From: Winnipeg, ManitobaUnit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Base: Shilo, MB
How Killed: Insurgent attack
Grenon, Andrew Paul, Corporal, Age 23
03-Sep-2008
From: Windsor, OntarioUnit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Base: Shilo, MB
How Killed: Insurgent attack
Stock, Stephan John, Sapper, Age 25
20-Aug-2008
From: Campbell River, British ColumbiaUnit: 12th Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Batallion, PPCLI
Base: Edmonton, Alberta
How Killed: Improvised Explosive Device
Wasden, Dustin Roy Robert Joseph, Corporal, Age 25
20-Aug-2008
From: Spiritwood, SaskachewanUnit: 12th Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Batallion, PPCLI
Base: Edmonton, AB
How Killed: Improvised Explosive Device
Eades, Shawn Allen, Sergeant, Age 33
20-Aug-2008
From: Hamilton, OntarioUnit: 12th Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Batallion, PPCLI
Base: Edmonton, AB
How Killed: Improvised Explosive Device
Doyle, Erin, Master Corporal, Age 32
11-Aug-2008
From: Edmonton, AlbertaUnit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Base: Edmonton, AB
How Killed: Shootout
Roberts, Joshua Brian, Master Corporal, Age 29
09-Aug-2008
From: Prince Albert, SaskatchewanUnit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Base: Shilo, MB
How Killed: Shootout
Arnal, James (Jim) Hayward, Corporal, Age 25
18-Jul-2008
From: Winnipeg, ManitobaUnit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Base: Shilo, MB
How Killed: Improvised Explosive Device
Wilmot, Colin William, Private, Age 24
05-Jul-2008
From: Fredericton, New BrunswickUnit: 1 Field Ambulance
Base: Edmonton, AB
How Killed: Improvised Explosive Device
Downey, Brendan Anthony, Corporal, Age 37
04-Jul-2008
From: Dundurn, SaskatchewanUnit: Military Police Detachment
Base: Dundurn, SK
How Killed: Non-combat related
Snyder, Jonathan (Jon) Sutherland, Captain, Age 26
07-Jun-2008
From: Penticton, British ColumbiaUnit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Base: Edmonton, AB
How Killed: Accident
Leary, Richard Steven, Captain, Age 32
03-Jun-2008
From: Brantford, OntarioUnit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Base: Shilo, MB
How Killed: Insurgent attack
Starker, Michael, Corporal, Age 36
06-May-2008
From: Calgary, AlbertaUnit: 15 (Edmonton) Field Ambulance
Base: Calgary, Alberta
How Killed: Insurgent attack
Military Family Reunions
I've seen some of these clips before, but I thought I'd include this one which is a little longer. A friend sent it to me and I thought it would be a good one to share.
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Let's Hear A Word Or Two For Those Brave Young Men And Women
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Denise Nyland, Panama City, Florida, USA
Mar 21, 2012 @ 2:01 am | delete
- Thank-you for posting this. My son, an American soldier, recently returned from AFG. He could have easily been one of these beautiful, courageous young men in your article. I feel so sad for the friends and families of your fallen soldiers.
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Denise Nyland, Panama City, Florida, USA
Mar 21, 2012 @ 2:01 am | delete
- Thank-you for posting this. My son, an American soldier, recently returned from AFG. He could have easily been one of these beautiful, courageous young men in your article. I feel so sad for the friends and families of your fallen soldiers.
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DentalTourism Mar 11, 2012 @ 3:55 pm | delete
- Great job. Obviously a labour of love.
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Daly
Jan 31, 2012 @ 9:51 pm | delete
- I live in the Washington DC Metro Area and the plane that struck the pentagon flew over our homes. I long for the days when we were all innocent and this cancer didn't destroy all of our dreams. I am sorry for you great loss, and thankful for our cousins to the North who have given their all.
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Debbie Hadley
Nov 2, 2011 @ 5:14 pm | delete
- I am a teacher at Prince of Peace Catholic Elementary School on Base Borden. I always had respect and honor for those who served to keep all of us safe. It wasn't until I began teaching at Prince of Peace that I realized just how much these men and women sacrifice. Not only their lives but their families. The children that I teach are VERY special and the heartache in knowing what their parents do for all is unimagineable. The wives and husbands and children that are left behind for such long periods of time is heartbreaking. I feel very honoured to be able to teach and meet these people. They have humbled me and I with the utmost respect and from the heart thank you all.
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KANEsUgAr
Jun 30, 2011 @ 12:36 pm | delete
- Beautiful lens, many Canadian soldiers died and didnt get the recognition they desserved. thank you for your lens.
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SlipAwayDesigns
Jun 25, 2011 @ 8:23 pm | delete
- As a U.S. Army Veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan just wanted to thank our teammates up north for all of your sacrifices and help!
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Shadow4
May 30, 2011 @ 8:29 am | delete
- I love this lens, very well put together; however the way some pics are placed together allow the viewer to mistake the face in the associated person in the pic to the name of the deceased. The pic under the hero shot of Sergeant John Wayne Faught is me and I am very much alive and still soldiering. Anyway just an FYI and thankyou so much for your reflection and the time you have put in.
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23squidoo
May 30, 2011 @ 1:54 am | delete
- Thank you to all the Canadians serving their country and supporting their allies. Angel Blessings!
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pawpaw911
May 10, 2011 @ 11:29 am | delete
- I just did a lens on collecting military correspondence, and thought I would check out some other military lenses. Very nice lens. My son served in Afghanistan. Thanks Canada for being there.
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Ann Britnell
Apr 21, 2011 @ 3:12 pm | delete
- I am looking for the parents of Jacques Mercier killed in Afghanistan a few months ago. I beleive this man to be the son of Helen and Jack Mercier, Quebec. I lost track of Helen and Jack over the years and would now like to contact them and offer my condolences. Can anyone help me or suggest where I can go to get this informaition? I live in Calgary.
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Feb 28, 2011 @ 5:44 pm | delete
- ~ Blessed by a Squidoo Angel ~
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jgelien
Nov 7, 2010 @ 9:08 pm | delete
- What a sobering tribute to those brave soldiers. The face of the little girl in pink is heartbreaking. Thank you for reminding us never to forget their sacrifice and the families they left behind.
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JamesPittman
Oct 26, 2010 @ 6:38 am | delete
- My condolences to the families of those men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice. As an American, I hope that we do not forget that we are not in this war alone. Our brothers and sisters-in-arms deserve to be remembered with honor.
-Staff Sergeant James Pittman US Army
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riff999
Sep 14, 2010 @ 4:46 am | delete
- This is an awesome tribute to our brave Canadian soldiers. Hopefully there will not be too many updates.
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dagsmith
Sep 12, 2010 @ 12:54 pm | delete
- A wonderful tribute to these brave soldiers. I am honored to provide a Squid Angel Blessing.
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Bradshaw
Sep 12, 2010 @ 1:00 pm | delete
- Much appreciated. This is probably the only webpage I loath having to update, but I think it is fitting to show these fine people.
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Pete Elliott
Nov 7, 2010 @ 8:08 am | delete
- Outstanding initiative! Well done!!
You might also be interested in this community page...
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Highway-of-Heroes-Overpass-Proposal/104159912986241?v=wall
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Paul Johnston
Nov 12, 2009 @ 6:52 am | delete
- After 9/11, I was in full support of going into Afghanistan to track down al-qaeda and topple the taliban who harbored them. Don't forget that Afghanistan was also a place that had many terror training camps.
But I ask all of you....we caught men who were in those terror training camps. They were sent to Guantanamo Bay and now so many people in this world want them released back into society. Have we not forgotten the images of horror of 9/11??...Don't you realize there is an ideology called radical islam and it has spread far and wide??
The only thing that bothers me about Afghanistan is how it has become a long term foreign aid mission. At the beginning of this conflict and terrorist hunt, no one was told that we'll stay there for a long long time to bring aid to this place. Secondly, why is my tax dollar so important over there?...where is the money from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Syria and other muslim nations long before 9/11??
An oil pipeline/industry is development though.
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student
Nov 2, 2009 @ 10:13 am | delete
- too bad
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student
Nov 19, 2009 @ 11:23 am | delete
- it is really sad
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dorian
Oct 14, 2009 @ 9:13 am | delete
- poor soldiers...
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sugar
Nov 19, 2009 @ 11:27 am | delete
- this is sad the are helping us and we cant do anything
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Ramkitten
Sep 27, 2009 @ 11:15 pm | delete
- This is a really nice tribute to these brave men and women.
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Mrs. Polak
Sep 21, 2009 @ 3:15 pm | in reply to bruce | delete
- OMG!
There are some more people who don't believe in all this bs and propaganda...!
Our boys are dying for no reason. I pray for their safe return every day.
Our missions won't change the Afghanistan.
Thank you Bruce, you made my day!
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bruce
Sep 14, 2009 @ 7:44 am | delete
- The Afghanis fought and killed the mongols for two hundred years till they left, they fought the huns, they fought and killed the British for seventy years till they left, they fought and killed the Russians for twenty years till they left, they will fight you the Canadians and Yanks and kill you.......TILL YOU LEAVE. The sons and grandsons and daughters and great great grandsons will fight you and kill you till you leave. Don't we get this? They have done nothing to us except run our variety stores working twenty hours a day which white men won't do. As usual the weak Canadian govt. is a**-kissing the Americans and fighting a capitalist, imperial war to allow pipelines from Uzbekistan one day. It's not about building a school or democracy you don't drop two thousand pound bombs on those you help. Opium that is not their problem and not our business we need to stop our problem at home as to why our youth want heroin not go to another country and tell them what to do. Who are you oh great Canada look at your Indian reserves and the outports in Nfld who boil water for ten years yet we have a Tim Hortons in Kabul. Priorities? do you have any? How would you feel if they did not like Barley and came to war in Canada to eradicate the Barley crop. These people are proud for two thousand years and you a mere youth of 250 years are telling them how to live. Canada you are afraid of the USA look at the non drug commercial hemp plant with over 200 fine uses, oil cloth rope, paper yet you are afraid to grow it because of US pressure. Now you let your children die for them. I have been there and met these people just go home and leave them alone. If their women are covered so what, you cannot even fix your own country Good luck and the boys from Carterville will continue dying until you leave. BB
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in it to the end
Oct 14, 2010 @ 5:48 pm | delete
- this is the biggest load of B.S. that I've ever heard yes we die but its not for the states no its for the country for the people the Canadians who have already died the ones who will die if we pull out think about it as soon as we leave the al queida will come here and hit bigger and bigger targets it wont be a bus full of people in london it will be the C.N. tower the parliment the C.P.R. the highway of heroes and who knows what else. my dad was there I saw the videos the pictures the kids who jump for joy when they see the Canadian troop roll in to town in a L.A.V. the horror on peoples faces when the see a I.E.D. explode and kill our troops and the barley thing they cant come over here because there army is being trained they dont have a proper millitary ive seen videos where the L.A.V.s roll right passed the opium field and the massive weed fields people reading this may think I am being biased and I dont care im young but proud and passionite and i resent anyone who "dislikes" the Canadian millitary and when its my turn i will go maybe die but i died for somthing i belived inthats the important part.
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danial
Nov 7, 2010 @ 9:32 pm | delete
- You know i agree with what you are saying about if we dont fight them they will only attack us but i also agree with what he is saying i mean we go there to clean up there country and prevent terrorism but while were so worried about cleaning up over there canada is getting worse and worse but instead of worrying about cleaning up canada we worry only about fixing their country while our country turns to crap because of the people here with no values or respect that rob and murder others. if u think about it will never end the world will just get worse and worse till we all kill eachother we kill and capture them and they just do the same to us were fighting a never ending war on terrorism. dont get me wrong tho i support what were doing there like we dont just fight we build scools and wells and really help the ones that want the help. like i plan on joining the army and have wanted to singe i was in grade 6 not because i think its cool or fun but because i want to serve our country like all those before us. but i feel its an endless war so we shouldnt be there but we should i dont really feel we should but i dont feel we shouldnt. so before u say what he said was "B.S" think about what hes saying yes some things were not great examples like the braley thing but its true we dont do alot about the drugs here so im not saying ur wrong or hes wrong im saying abit of what u both are saying is right and true well thats all i wanted to say is just think from others perspective. Have a good day all. and this is only my opinion
Some people say, I'm a fighter
Some people hate what I do
I stand for my country
I stand for you
I got a family that loves me
They respect what I do
Try telling your child you're leaving
Believe me it's a hard thing to do
So, If I die don't judge me
Cause, I will not judge you
And If I die, please accept it
Cause, I will die for you
We have our reasons
Rules, morals and beliefs
I won't slander your opinion
I'm just searching for peace
So, If I die don't judge me
Cause, I will not judge you
And If I die, please accept it
Cause, I will die for you
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Jodi W
Sep 3, 2009 @ 9:21 pm | delete
- i have a couple of friends that are heading over there for 6 months and i just want to wish them the best, and i no what they do isnt all that easy. so i just want to say thank you to all our soldier/troops, and may god rest your soul.
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lpeyachew
Jan 23, 2011 @ 12:24 pm | delete
- Who is the poet for this poem, I like it.
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mynameiskate Jul 28, 2009 @ 8:05 pm | delete
- Thank you so much for making this lens. Regardless of anyone's politics, it is so important that we honour those who are in Afghanistan trying to make a better way. Peace to you and to the soldiers you honour.
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Susan52
Jul 27, 2009 @ 1:00 pm | delete
- Blessings to the families of these brave troops. Blessings to you for honoring them here.
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The_Health_Lady
Jul 23, 2009 @ 5:45 pm | delete
- You have done an excellent job paying tribute to the men and women who protect others.
Congrats on your purple star!
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Bradshaw
Jun 2, 2009 @ 9:24 pm | delete
- The blessing this lens just received is directed towards the fallen and injured. Their individual stories are what makes this lens worthy. All I've done is gather them all together. Remember to look at all the diverse faces and think of their mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, children and friends.
Kind thoughts to those who have fallen and those who have lost them.
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spirituality Jun 2, 2009 @ 5:28 am | delete
- Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
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Katy
Apr 15, 2009 @ 10:47 pm | delete
- I am only 16 years old, i try to think of what the tasks you must do each and every day. I'm so thankful, some of my friends are over there. and i can only pray to God that this war ends so you can go back to your wifes, sons, baby girls, mother and fathers.
with love, thank you so very much.
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Noelle Watson
Apr 8, 2009 @ 3:00 pm | delete
- You guys are real heroes.
We have so much to thank you for, my condolences to your families.
And thank you to the men and women that are there now, may God be with you.
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GrowWear
Jan 30, 2009 @ 3:43 am | delete
- Thank you, brave men and women. My condolences to the families of the fallen. May no more be lost.
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GrowWear
Jan 30, 2009 @ 3:42 am | delete
- Thank you, brave men and women. My condolences to the families of the fallen. May no more be lost.
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Bradshaw
Jan 29, 2009 @ 1:28 am | delete
- I agree whole-heartedly. My own grandfather died in the fields around Caen, France during WWII, so I've always had a soft spot for those on the frontlines. I will also lensroll your Remembrance Day lens.
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aj2008
Jan 28, 2009 @ 3:24 pm | delete
- Lensrolled to my Remembrance Day lens - while people are engaged in military action then as far as I am concerned every day should be a Remembrance Day
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