Sgt. John Wayne Faught - Age: 44. Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. DOD: January 16, 2010. Cause of Death: Killed after stepping on an improvised explosive device in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province while on a joint foot patrol.
Faught laid to rest
By Michael Purvis, The Sault StarCpl. Joshua Caleb Baker - Age: 24. Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta. DOD: February 12, 2010. Cause of Death: Died in a weapons training range accident northeast of Kandahar city. Four other Canadian soldiers were wounded in the incident which the military said it would investigate.The second Sault Ste. Marie soldier to die in Afghanistan in less than a year was laid to rest Monday.
Sgt. John Wayne Faught, 44, died Jan. 16 when he stepped on a roadside bomb during, "just another day at work, doing what you do in the business of soldiering," Rev. Philip Miller told hundreds gathered at St. Andrew's United Church.
"He was proud to serve, and I daresay he was glad it was he and not one of his people who took the hit that day in the desert," said Miller. Continued. . .
Family and friends remember Cpl. Joshua Caleb BakerCpl. Darren James Fitzpatrick - Age: 21. Hometown: Prince George, British Columbia. DOD: March 20, 2010. Cause of Death: Wounded by an improvised explosive device during a patrol in the Zhari district, west of Kandahar city, on 6 March 2010, he was initially treated in Kandahar, moved to Germany, before being taken to an Edmonton hospital where he died of his wounds.
The family of the latest fallen soldier is remembering him as someone who would do anything for anyone.
In a statement released Saturday afternoon, Corporal Joshua Caleb Baker's family say he was proud to be in the military and looked forward to pursuing all the opportunities it gave him. They go on to say he was frustrated that progress was slow in Afghanistan, however he still hoped to make a difference there.
His family also says Baker was interested in joining the Edmonton Police Service when he came home, but that he vowed to stay loyal to the military as a reservist. Continued. . .
Fallen soldier was a 'rock to those around him'
Petty Officer 2nd Class Douglas Craig Blake - Age: 37. Hometown: Simcoe, Ontario. DOD: May 3, 2010. Cause of Death: Killed by an improvised explosive device that detonated about 25 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City. Blake was an explosive ordnance disposal operator. Canadian military officials refused to disclose whether any other soldiers were wounded in the explosion, citing a new policy decision to withhold any mentions of injuries outside of yearly statistics.A family friend close to the latest Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan described him as a rock to those around him.
Pte. Tyler William Todd, a 26-year-old Bright, Ont., native who had been based in Edmonton, was killed at 7:30 a.m. Sunday Kandahar time when an improvised explosive device detonated while Todd was on foot patrol about 8 km southwest of Kandahar.
He was weeks away from completing a six-month tour. Continued. . .
Norfolk County : Local Soldier: Douglas "Craig" Blake Killed in AfghanistanPrivate Kevin McKay - Age: 24. Hometown: Richmond Hill, Ontario. DOD: May 13, 2010. Cause of Death: Killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol southwest of Kandahar city.
By Renee Berube
Another day of mourning for Canada as another Canadian soldier has been killed in Afghanistan - it's an especially difficult day in Norfolk County as we've lost one of our sons. Petty Officer (second class) Douglas "Craig" Blake died after an improvised explosive device detonated about 25 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City. The 37-year old Simcoe native was returning to camp yesterday afternoon after disposing of another IED when the blast occurred. Blake leaves behind a wife and two boys in Halifax. He was a navy clearance diver and began a tour of Afghanistan as an explosives disposal expert just weeks ago. Continued. . .
Fallen soldier returns to CanadaCol. Geoff Parker - Age: 42. Hometown: Oakville, Ontario. DOD: May 18, 2010. Cause of Death: Killed when a man believed to be working for the Taliban drove a car full of explosives into a NATO convoy during morning rush hour on the edge of Kabul.
By Kevin Connor and Chris Doucette, Toronto SunThe body of the latest Canadian soldier to be killed in Afghanistan has come home.
An honour guard of more than 200 firefighers was on hand on Grenville St. as the hearse carrying Pte. Kevin McKay made its way to the Toronto coroner’s office.
“His father is an active Toronto Fire Services captain, so we have a hightened presence here today,” said David Sheen, Toronto Fire division chief.
McKay, 24, was based in Edmonton, but was originally from Richmond Hill. His father is Fred McKay a veteran Toronto Fire captain. Continued. . .
Trooper Larry Rudd returns homeSgt. Martin Goudreault - Age: 35. Hometown: Sudbury, Ontario. DOD: June 6, 2010. Cause of Death: Killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol about 15 km southwest of Kandahar city in the Panjwaii district. Goudreault was on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan.
By Vincent Ball, The ExpositorThe city's gentle giant and fallen soldier returned home Monday.
Trooper Larry John Zuidema Rudd, the quiet six-foot-six soldier who died in Afghanistan just over a week ago, arrived at the Beckett-Glaves Family Funeral Centre just after the noon hour. He was brought home by Trooper Greg Shubert, of Halifax.
"He was my best friend and roommate," Shubert said. "He was a big generous guy and a great friend."We're all really proud of him."
Shubert escorted Trooper Rudd to Beckett-Glaves and was there to speak to and offer hugs to members of his friend's family, including Helen Zuidema, Trooper Rudd's mother. Continued. . .
Body of Sgt. Martin Goudreault arrives homeSgt. James Patrick MacNeil - Age: 28. Hometown: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. DOD: June 21, 2010. Cause of Death: Killed by an improvised explosive device after he had dismounted from his armoured vehicle in Nakhonay about 15 km southwest of Kandahar city in the Panjwaii district, on one of the deadliest days for foreign soldiers in the war, with nine deaths. MacNeil was on his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan.
By Ernst Kuglin, QMI AgencyCFB TRENTON — Despite steady rain, hundreds of onlookers huddled along a stretch of fence outside CFB Trenton to watch as the body of the latest Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan arrived home Wednesday afternoon.
On the tarmac, family members of Sgt. Martin Goudreault — flanked by Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Gen. Walt Natynczyk, chief of the defence staff — wiped away tears as pallbearers from 2nd Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group carried Goudreault's flag-draped casket to a waiting hearse.
Goudreault, 35, was killed Sunday after a makeshift bomb detonated during a foot patrol, about 15 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwayi District. Continued. . .
Dead Canadian soldier recently got engaged to girlfriendMaster Cpl. Kristal Giesebrecht - Age: 34. Hometown: Wallaceburg, Ontario. & Private Andrew Miller - Age: 21. Hometown: Sudbury, Ontario. Both died in the same incident on the same day: June 26, 2010. Cause of Death: Killed when their vehicle detonated an improvised explosive device about 20 km southwest of Kandahar city while responding to a report of a mine found in the doorway of a home. A third Canadian soldier was also wounded in the blast.
By Jasmeet Sidhu, The Toronto StarJust days after getting engaged to his girlfriend back home, a Canadian soldier was killed by an explosive blast Monday morning in Afghanistan.
Sgt. James MacNeil, 28, a “proud Cape Bretoner” from Glace Bay, N.S., was killed by an improvised explosive device near the village of Nakhonay while on a joint foot patrol with the Afghan National Army.
He was on his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Jeannie Lind, his cousin, said MacNeil was planning a new chapter in his life and had just become engaged to Laura, a teacher living in Glace Bay as well, hoping to eventually buy a house and become stationed in Sydney, N.S. Continued. . .
2 Canadian soldiers killed in AfghanistanSapper Brian Collier - Age: 24. Hometown: Bradford, Ontario. DOD: July 20, 2010. Cause of Death: Killed by an improvised explosive device after he had dismounted from his armoured vehicle near Nakhonay about 15 km southwest of Kandahar city in the Panjwaii district.
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Collier was "a big teddy bear," family friend saysCpl. Brian Pinksen - Age: 22. Hometown: Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. DOD: August 30, 2010. Cause of Death: Died of his wounds inflicted by an improvised explosive device eight days earlier on August 22, 2010 while on foot patrol near Nakhonay, about 15 kilometres west of Kandahar city. A second Canadian soldier was also wounded by the blast and both were transported to Germany where Pinksen died.
By Kevin Connor, Toronto SunBusloads of residents from Bradford drove down to the Highway of Heroes to pay their respects to Sapper Brian Collier who was killed by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Afghanistan Tuesday.
Collier, 24, was born in Toronto, raised in Bradford and based in Edmonton.
“My wife taught at his high school and he was loved left, right and centre. He was an altar boy and always wanted to be in the army,” said Roger Piggott, of Bradford. “This has taken our town by storm in rapid time. I never would have thought this could happen in our small town.”
Laura Archibald went to school with Collier’s sister and is a close family friend.
“The whole town is really quiet and trying to hold things together. Everyone knew him and feels for the family. All our flags are at half mast,” Archibald said. “He was a big teddy bear and when you would see him you would want to hug him. He made his family very proud and he will be remembered for the hero he was.” Continued. . .
Canadian Soldier Cpl. Brian Pinksen Dies From Wounds Suffered In AfghanistanMay they all rest in peace, along with the other 138 Canadian soldiers who have died in Afghanistan over the last nine years, as well as the soldiers who died as part of the American, British, Australian, and Coalition forces. Also, let's not forget the hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis and Afghans who died because of the criminal and fraudulent war on terror.
The Canadian Press
Another Canadian soldier has died from wounds suffered in Afghanistan.
Cpl. Brian Pinksen, a member of 2nd Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, based in Corner Brook, N.L., was wounded by an IED while on patrol in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar on Aug. 22.
Pinksen was treated and flown to a military hospital in Germany, where he died earlier Monday from his wounds. Continued. . .
The ruthless state terrorists and traitorous liars who started this needless and criminal war will pay for all the damage they have caused. Once the 9/11 investigation is reopened, and the true perpetrators of the 9/11 crime are identified, there will be public executions, and long prison terms for the real masterminds behind the war on terror, the war in Afghanistan, and the war in Iraq. We have to honor the fallen. This injustice cannot stand!
