"God didn't make me to become a suicide bomber. I ask the president to put me in a good place."
Suicide Vest Afghan Girl, 10, Asks For New Home
Ten-year-old Spozhmai says she cannot return home because she fears she will be made to wear an explosive vest again.
http://news.sky.com/story/1192239/suicide-vest-afghan-girl-10-asks-for-new-home
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UNITED NATIONS BETRAYS THE INNOCENTS OF THIS WORLD AGAIN AND AGAIN
Suicide Vest Afghan Girl, 10, Asks For New Home
Ten-year-old Spozhmai says she cannot return home because she fears she will be made to wear an explosive vest again.
http://news.sky.com/story/1192239/suicide-vest-afghan-girl-10-asks-for-new-home
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UNITED NATIONS BETRAYS THE INNOCENTS OF THIS WORLD AGAIN AND AGAIN
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The price of 'peace' with the Taliban
The idea of peace talks with the Taliban is gaining a great deal of traction these days as the perfect, Canadian way to stop the war in Afghanistan.
By The Vancouver Sun February 5, 2008
The idea of peace talks with the Taliban is gaining a great deal of traction these days as the perfect, Canadian way to stop the war in Afghanistan.
You have to admit it sounds awfully nice.
The problem is it would likely mean a human rights disaster and a giant leap backwards for the fledgling democracy Canadian soldiers have been fighting and dying to defend there.
It would also mean a power-sharing deal with thugs and criminals whom the vast majority of Afghans want nothing to do with.
That's what Dr. Sima Samar, the head of Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission, told me the other day. It's not every day that I get a telephone call from a former deputy prime minister of Afghanistan, but Samar, in Canada for a round of speaking engagements, was talking with as many Canadians as would listen.
"Of course I always prefer talking rather than war," Samar said. "But the victims of violence should not be forgotten, and human rights should not be negotiated away."
On this point, political divisions in Afghanistan mirror some rarely-examined and rather nasty undercurrents in Canada.
In Afghanistan, the divisions result in a kind of battle-of-mandates between two different independent commissions. One is Samar's human rights commission. The other is Afghanistan's Independent National Commission on Strengthening Peace, which is reaching out to illegal armed groups like the Taliban.
There's nothing new in the peace commission's work. Long before the idea of direct "peace talk" with jihadist gunmen became the vogue in Canada, the Afghan government had already demobilized close to 60,000 militiamen of various kinds, with help from Canada and the United Nations.
What's new is the intensity of the effort to take the peace commission's work in rehabilitating "honourable combatants who renounce violence" and turn it into a new approach aimed at a peace deal with the Taliban and its allies.
But peace at what price?
That's the question that haunts Samar. But it's rarely raised in Canada, where it has become routine to hear that the Taliban merely represents the losing side in a "civil war" we've got ourselves caught up in.
"My point of view is that we cannot play with the principle of accountability and justice," said Samar, who was also the women's affairs minister in President Hamid Karzai's first cabinet before religious extremists hounded her out.
"We have to ensure that there are restrictions on any negotiations. We have to ensure the rights of women, of human rights. Nobody includes women in these negotiations, and that's part of the problem. And negotiations must be only on the condition of accountability and justice."
Accountability and justice are not priorities Karzai's government can be expected to insist upon in any peace talks, and they're certainly not the principles that animate Afghanistan's peace commission.
"We don't have much of a relationship with that group," Samar said. "There isn't much space for accountability or human rights there."
That's more or less the conundrum in Canada, too.
It's not "pro-war" versus "anti-war." It's about standing with Afghans who want the fight for basic human rights to reach into every corner of their country, versus settling for a disgraceful and dubious peace with their sworn enemies.
In response to a question about the rising demand that Canadian soldiers and other NATO forces in Afghanistan be replaced with UN peacekeepers, John Manley, co-author of Ottawa's recent report on Canada's future in Afghanistan, replied with the obvious: "There is no peace to keep."
Actually, it is possible to imagine. But first you'd have to expect the UN to make a complete about-face, rescind several Security Council resolutions, and cave in to what UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon only last month called a "misjudgment of historic proportions."
You'd also have to suspend disbelief enough to picture blue-helmeted UN peacekeepers out on patrol along truce lines arising from the partitioning of Afghanistan's 10 southern provinces -- which, incidentally, is just one of the Taliban' power-sharing demands.
Imagine about a third of Afghanistan locked into slavery, obscurantism, jihadism and the most savage kind of misogyny the world has ever known.
Then ask yourself whether this is the "Canadian way" of doing things.
Yes, it would mean our soldiers could come home and we would no longer be bothered by such persistent and unpleasant questions as whether we're just stooges of American imperialism "imposing our values" on faraway people.
But we would be haunted by questions of the kind that now torment Sima Samar, who remembers only too well the last time the world shook hands with the devil and abandoned Afghanistan.
"Finish the job you started," was Samar's advice.
"It's not just for protecting Afghanistan, or protecting Canadians. It is about the protection of humanity. This is a human responsibility. It isn't possible to escape this kind of responsibility."
Terry Glavin's latest book is Waiting for the Macaws and other stories from the age of extinctions. He is a founding member of the Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=0ef96e4d-dd9f-4c0b-b775-920e174a5c92
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Gates Shatters Image of Calmness in Faulting Obama on War
By Terry Atlas Jan 9, 2014 12:00 AM ET
The public Robert Gates was the picture of calm bipartisanship and steady professionalism as President Barack Obama’s Republican-holdover defense secretary.
In private, Gates was seething about White House micromanagement, congressional grandstanding, and a president who seemed to lack confidence in his military commanders and was “all about getting out” of Afghanistan.
That contrast may be the biggest surprise in his memoir.
In the book, Gates criticizes Obama’s national security team, including Vice President Joe Biden, for “operational meddling” and fueling the president’s doubts about the war in Afghanistan. Yet he also says Obama made the right calls on the war and in overruling advisers -- and Gates himself -- in ordering the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Former White House officials criticized the book, saying it may have a chilling effect on presidents seeking advice.
“Every White House hates this,” said Ari Fleischer, President George W. Bush’s press secretary. “The first impact is on trust and morale.” Presidents “need people they can talk frankly to.”
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“It’s really damaging,” said Paul Begala, a strategist who worked for President Bill Clinton. “When people start to take notes in a meeting, you start to think, ‘Are these notes for some future book? And maybe I should not say anything.’”
Photographer: Mark Elias/Bloomberg
Robert Gates, former U.S. secretary of defense.
For Chris Lehane, a Democratic strategist who also served in the Clinton White House, the disclosures “will be a political Rorschach Test.”
“For those that have a positive view there will be aspects of this book that reinforce that; for those that have a negative view, there will be aspects that reinforce that,” he said.
Lacking Commitment
Much of that debate may turn on Gates’s criticism of what he says was Obama’s lack of commitment in Afghanistan even as the president was sending more troops in a surge intended to thwart the Taliban and facilitate a withdrawal of forces.
Obama ordered an additional 30,000 troops there in December 2009 to boost the total to about 100,000. The president agreed to the additional forces only on condition the military accept a deadline for their withdrawal.
In his book, “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War,” scheduled for release on Jan. 14 and obtained by Bloomberg News, Gates describes Obama as feeling boxed into the surge by leaks, which the president suspected came from senior military officials.
“I was never able to persuade the president and others that it was not a plot,” he writes.
Justified War
As a candidate, Obama backed the Afghanistan effort as a justified response to the Sept. 11 attacks, while opposing the Iraq war. As a result, Gates says, “our commanders and our troops had expected more commitment to the cause and more passion for it from him.”
By 2011, Obama was questioning his own strategy for the conflict in Afghanistan, which had been resisted by some of his advisers, Gates writes. At a March 2011 meeting of top national security advisers, Obama implicitly criticized his commander there, General David Petraeus, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
“As I sat there, I thought: The president doesn’t trust his commander, can’t stand Karzai, doesn’t believe in his own strategy, and doesn’t consider the war to be his. For him, it’s all about getting out,” writes Gates, 70.
U.S. Representative Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican who served almost five years of active duty in the Army, including two combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, said those observations are “troubling.”
Not Invested
“They also confirmed a lot of what I believed about the president already, from his public actions and words, that he wasn’t fully invested in the war,” Cotton said.
In contrast, Begala said Obama’s deliberations over the wars will probably enhance his reputation. “I want a president who, when he puts troops in harm’s way, worries endlessly that he might be wrong,” he said.
Obama’s ambivalence about the fighting reflected the public mood. Both the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are deeply unpopular. Americans by 66 percent to 30 percent say the Afghanistan war wasn’t “worth fighting,” according to an ABC/Washington Post poll taken Dec. 12-15. The public by 62 percent to 37 percent says it was a “mistake” to send troops to Iraq, according to a CNN/ORC poll taken Sept. 6-8.
Although differences between the Pentagon and White House are typical on national security issues, Gates’s memoir raises them to a new level, said Peter Feaver, a professor of political science at Duke University.
‘Acute’ Tension
“This is a far more acute form of tension between the Pentagon and the White House from an especially authoritative source,” said Feaver, who served as an adviser on the National Security Council during Bush’s administration.
Obama’s decision to retain Gates, first selected by Bush to succeed Iraq war architect Donald Rumsfeld in December 2006, was seen as a gesture of bipartisanship and reflected Gates’s status as a respected figure in the foreign policy establishment. Gates left office in 2011.
Obama, he writes, was “determined from day one” to win re-election. “Domestic political considerations would therefore be a factor, though I believe never a decisive one, in virtually every major national security problem we tackled,” he says.
Gates offers a rare look at the divisions within the administration.
At one point, he called Obama’s then-national security adviser, Tom Donilon, to complain that Biden was “poisoning the well” by repeatedly telling the president that the military is undermining him and that the Afghan strategy was failing.
Short Fuse
“My fuse was really getting short,” writes Gates, who says he had blown up at Donilon and Biden at a meeting on Libya.
In the memoir, Gates slams Biden for being “wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.”
White House press secretary Jay Carney yesterday responded that “the president and the rest of us here simply just disagree with that assessment.”
Gates says he also had disagreements with Bush, and he faulted military leaders when he took office for being more interested in preparing for hypothetical future wars than focusing intensively on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Even though the nation was waging two wars, neither of which we were winning, life at the Pentagon” under Rumsfeld “was largely business as usual” with “little sense of urgency,” he writes.
Lawmakers Faulted
Gates also had little patience for lawmakers who say they support the troops but not their mission, a kind of defeatism that he says tells the soldiers they are “putting their lives on the line for nothing.”
He cites the April 2007 comments by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, who said of Iraq “this war is lost.”
“I was furious and shared privately with some of my staff a quote from Abraham Lincoln I had written down long before: ‘Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged.’”
To contact the reporter on this story: Terry Atlas in Washington at tatlas@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: John Walcott at jwalcott9@bloomberg.net
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-09/gates-shatters-image-of-calmness-in-faulting-obama-on-war.html
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June 10, 2007
Cuz nothing says "peace" like exploding statues of Buddha...
Taliban Jack defends "peace advocate" who excused the Taliban's wanton destruction of another religion's symbols -- when he wasn't embracing Louis Farrakhan.
And so the Left continues its unrequited love affair with radical Islam...
Posted by KShaidle at June 10, 2007 1:32 PM
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The great Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan were demolished by the Taliban regime in 2001, who decreed that they would destroy images deemed "offensive to Islam." The Taliban Information Minister complained that "The destruction work is not as easy as people would think. You can't knock down the statues by dynamite or shelling as both of them have been carved in a cliff. They are firmly attached to the mountain." The statues, 53 meters and 36 meters tall, the tallest standing Buddha statues in the world, turned out to be so hard to destroy that the Taliban needed help from Pakistani and Saudi engineers to finish the job. Finally, after almost a month of non-stop bombardment with dynamite and artillery, they succeeded.
Repulsive, isn't it.
It will be the Louvre and the Sistine Chapel some day too if the stupid lefty apologists for evil have their way.
Why Western Art is Unique, and Why Muslim Immigration Threatens It......
www.brusselsjournal.com/node/2128....another great piece at Brussels journal from Fjordman.
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Why extreme Islamists are intent on destroying cultural artifacts
Saeed Khan / AFP - Getty Images, file
A member of the Taliban stands near the remnants of a Buddha statue in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, in March 2001. The militia blew up two ancient Buddhas after a decree from their supreme commander to destroy all of the country's statues.
By Ian Johnston, Staff Writer, NBC News
LONDON -- They have destroyed the iconic Buddhas of Bamiyan, smashed down the fabled “end of the world” gate in the ancient city of Timbuktu and even called for the destruction of Egypt’s ancient pyramids and the Sphinx.
Extreme Islamist movements across the world have developed a reputation for the destruction of historic artifacts, monuments and buildings.
This week, officials confirmed that up to 2,000 manuscripts at Mali's Ahmed Baba Institute had been destroyed or looted during a 10-month occupation of Timbuktu by Islamist fighters. Some experts have compared the texts to the Dead Sea Scrolls.
To many in the West, such actions are simply wanton vandalism. However, experts say the thinking behind it is actually part of a wider tradition of rooting out idol-worship and superstition found in Christianity and Judaism as well as Islam.
French and Malian troops have retaken control of Timbuktu from Islamist rebels. In the ancient city, much damage has been done, thousands of priceless manuscripts have been destroyed. Tim Ewart reports.
Usama Hasan -- an Islamist for about 20 years, who now works to counter extremism at the U.K.’s Quilliam Foundation -- said most Muslims had “a kind of tolerant attitude" and a "live-and-let-live" approach toward such things.
"Mainstream Muslim thinking tends to tolerate these historic artifacts," he said. "Even if they don’t agree with the superstitions, they don’t want to provoke the community and don’t see it as a big deal."
But Hasan said he understood the mindset of those condemned as cultural vandals “very well” as he “used to subscribe to it.”
He said that during his Islamist days he would say things like: “Yes, let’s destroy the pyramids when we take over Egypt.”
"It’s very sad. You lose all that cultural heritage, music, history, art, ancient books. If they (Islamists) don’t agree with what’s in them … they seem to think it’s OK to burn these books," he said. "If you’re not Muslim or don’t subscribe to the same narrow interpretation the militants do, they will oppose everything you do and do so violently if they need to."
Hasan said there were a number of stories explaining how the Sphinx lost its nose, but one account suggests that a religious figure in the 14th century, Saim El-Dahr, tried to get rid of it.
“There was a common belief that the Sphinx had some power over the level of the River Nile … he wanted to smash the locals’ superstitious belief in the power of the Sphinx and tried to destroy it,” he said.
Nov. 8: Until the fundamentalist Taliban government and its al-Qaida allies destroyed them in 2001, two immensely important Buddha statues were nestled in the Bamyan valley of Afghanistan. As NBC's Richard Engel reports, the region is slowly coming back to life as the restoration of the figures begins.
Similar reasoning was likely behind some actions of Islamists in Mali. Breaking down the gate in Timbuktu was probably designed to show any local people who still believed in the fable that it was not actually true, Hasan said.
But while the Taliban justified the 2001 demolition of the Buddhas of Bamiyan by saying they were idols, Hasan said there was more to it.
“The Taliban’s destruction of the statues was a political gesture. The United Nations had sent money to restore these statues at the same time there were sanctions [against Afghanistan],” he said. “The Taliban said children were dying because of this … and the U.N. was more concerned about statues than people.”
Noah Charney, professor of art history at the American University of Rome, said that the destruction of idols dated back to biblical times, when warring factions would destroy monuments of rivals that were thought to have religious power.
NBC's Richard Engel travels to the legendary city of Timbuktu, which is cradled within one of West Africa's poorest nations.
The Ten Commandments include a proscription against making “any graven image” of anything in heaven or on Earth, but Charney said this had been “quickly forgotten” or interpreted to mean only images of “false idols” by many Christians.
The reason many Ancient Greek and Roman statues of gods are missing their heads and arms is not faulty construction, Charney said. Instead, it is often the legacy of the 6th-century Pope Gregory the Great.
“He found the classical statuary to be very beautiful, but there was a danger people would revert back to their pagan ways” and start worshiping them, Charney said. By removing the head and arms, which often held items identifying the deity, the statue “lost all its power because you don’t know which god it is.”
In seventh century Byzantium, clashes between Christians over the alleged worship of icons gave rise to the term “iconoclasm,” meaning the destruction of religious images.
The Reformation in the 16th century also saw many statues in churches literally defaced by Protestants in Europe.
Benoit Tessier / Reuters
A museum guard displays a burned ancient manuscript at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, Mali, on Thursday.
The city of Timbuktu has borne the brunt of recent Islamist iconoclasts, with rebel forces in Mali setting fire to its historic library as they retreated in the face of French and Malian government troops this month.
After the militants took the city last year, they destroyed mausoleums and a gate that local superstition said would only open at the end of the world.
In November, an ultraconservative religious figure in Egypt, Murgan Salem al-Gohary, told local television that the Sphinx and pyramids at Giza should be leveled, an idea that sparked headlines but is shared by only a tiny minority of Egyptians.
“All Muslims are charged with applying the teachings of Islam to remove such idols, as we did in Afghanistan when we destroyed the Buddha statues,” he said.
While he celebrated the destruction of the two 6th-century statues -- one 180 feet, the other 125 feet high -- in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley in March 2001, world cultural body UNESCO described it as a “tragic” act that “shook the world.”
Beyond the ugliness of the fighting between the U.S. and the Taliban sits Bamiyan Province, a national treasure in a nation divided by war. NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel tours the region and speaks with its people about their hopes and dreams.
The wrecking ball has also been swung to significant effect in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
According to an estimate in 2005 by Sami Angawi, an expert on Islamic architecture, at least 300 historic buildings were demolished over the previous 50 years.
The reason, espoused by the Wahhabi movement within Islam, was that people might start idolatrously worshipping structures associated with Muhammad, rather than God.
David Thomas, professor of Christianity and Islam at the U.K.’s Birmingham University, said iconoclasm was “a strain in all religions unfortunately,” but added that was “present at the moment in Islam more than anywhere else.”
President Francois Hollande went on a sort of victory tour through Timbuktu, in Mali, recently held by extremists connected with al-Qaida. NBC's Rohit Kachroo reports from Mali.
In contrast, he said that there were “teachings in the Quran that are actually very open and tolerant. There are teachings that accept other ways than the way given to Muhammad.”
And Thomas said some Islamists were in danger of committing the very sin they despise.
“The Taliban have an attitude that almost shades into idolatry itself. They are saying they know what the truth is, that they have a monopoly on the truth and that they can therefore almost take the place of God in judging who is right and who is wrong.”
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/02/16788304-why-extreme-islamists-are-intent-on-destroying-cultural-artifacts?lite
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Why extreme Islamists are intent on destroying cultural artifacts
Saeed Khan / AFP - Getty Images, file
A member of the Taliban stands near the remnants of a Buddha statue in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, in March 2001. The militia blew up two ancient Buddhas after a decree from their supreme commander to destroy all of the country's statues.
By Ian Johnston, Staff Writer, NBC News
LONDON -- They have destroyed the iconic Buddhas of Bamiyan, smashed down the fabled “end of the world” gate in the ancient city of Timbuktu and even called for the destruction of Egypt’s ancient pyramids and the Sphinx.
Extreme Islamist movements across the world have developed a reputation for the destruction of historic artifacts, monuments and buildings.
This week, officials confirmed that up to 2,000 manuscripts at Mali's Ahmed Baba Institute had been destroyed or looted during a 10-month occupation of Timbuktu by Islamist fighters. Some experts have compared the texts to the Dead Sea Scrolls.
To many in the West, such actions are simply wanton vandalism. However, experts say the thinking behind it is actually part of a wider tradition of rooting out idol-worship and superstition found in Christianity and Judaism as well as Islam.
French and Malian troops have retaken control of Timbuktu from Islamist rebels. In the ancient city, much damage has been done, thousands of priceless manuscripts have been destroyed. Tim Ewart reports.
Usama Hasan -- an Islamist for about 20 years, who now works to counter extremism at the U.K.’s Quilliam Foundation -- said most Muslims had “a kind of tolerant attitude" and a "live-and-let-live" approach toward such things.
"Mainstream Muslim thinking tends to tolerate these historic artifacts," he said. "Even if they don’t agree with the superstitions, they don’t want to provoke the community and don’t see it as a big deal."
But Hasan said he understood the mindset of those condemned as cultural vandals “very well” as he “used to subscribe to it.”
He said that during his Islamist days he would say things like: “Yes, let’s destroy the pyramids when we take over Egypt.”
"It’s very sad. You lose all that cultural heritage, music, history, art, ancient books. If they (Islamists) don’t agree with what’s in them … they seem to think it’s OK to burn these books," he said. "If you’re not Muslim or don’t subscribe to the same narrow interpretation the militants do, they will oppose everything you do and do so violently if they need to."
Hasan said there were a number of stories explaining how the Sphinx lost its nose, but one account suggests that a religious figure in the 14th century, Saim El-Dahr, tried to get rid of it.
“There was a common belief that the Sphinx had some power over the level of the River Nile … he wanted to smash the locals’ superstitious belief in the power of the Sphinx and tried to destroy it,” he said.
Nov. 8: Until the fundamentalist Taliban government and its al-Qaida allies destroyed them in 2001, two immensely important Buddha statues were nestled in the Bamyan valley of Afghanistan. As NBC's Richard Engel reports, the region is slowly coming back to life as the restoration of the figures begins.
Similar reasoning was likely behind some actions of Islamists in Mali. Breaking down the gate in Timbuktu was probably designed to show any local people who still believed in the fable that it was not actually true, Hasan said.
But while the Taliban justified the 2001 demolition of the Buddhas of Bamiyan by saying they were idols, Hasan said there was more to it.
“The Taliban’s destruction of the statues was a political gesture. The United Nations had sent money to restore these statues at the same time there were sanctions [against Afghanistan],” he said. “The Taliban said children were dying because of this … and the U.N. was more concerned about statues than people.”
Noah Charney, professor of art history at the American University of Rome, said that the destruction of idols dated back to biblical times, when warring factions would destroy monuments of rivals that were thought to have religious power.
NBC's Richard Engel travels to the legendary city of Timbuktu, which is cradled within one of West Africa's poorest nations.
The Ten Commandments include a proscription against making “any graven image” of anything in heaven or on Earth, but Charney said this had been “quickly forgotten” or interpreted to mean only images of “false idols” by many Christians.
The reason many Ancient Greek and Roman statues of gods are missing their heads and arms is not faulty construction, Charney said. Instead, it is often the legacy of the 6th-century Pope Gregory the Great.
“He found the classical statuary to be very beautiful, but there was a danger people would revert back to their pagan ways” and start worshiping them, Charney said. By removing the head and arms, which often held items identifying the deity, the statue “lost all its power because you don’t know which god it is.”
In seventh century Byzantium, clashes between Christians over the alleged worship of icons gave rise to the term “iconoclasm,” meaning the destruction of religious images.
The Reformation in the 16th century also saw many statues in churches literally defaced by Protestants in Europe.
Benoit Tessier / Reuters
A museum guard displays a burned ancient manuscript at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, Mali, on Thursday.
The city of Timbuktu has borne the brunt of recent Islamist iconoclasts, with rebel forces in Mali setting fire to its historic library as they retreated in the face of French and Malian government troops this month.
After the militants took the city last year, they destroyed mausoleums and a gate that local superstition said would only open at the end of the world.
In November, an ultraconservative religious figure in Egypt, Murgan Salem al-Gohary, told local television that the Sphinx and pyramids at Giza should be leveled, an idea that sparked headlines but is shared by only a tiny minority of Egyptians.
“All Muslims are charged with applying the teachings of Islam to remove such idols, as we did in Afghanistan when we destroyed the Buddha statues,” he said.
While he celebrated the destruction of the two 6th-century statues -- one 180 feet, the other 125 feet high -- in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley in March 2001, world cultural body UNESCO described it as a “tragic” act that “shook the world.”
Beyond the ugliness of the fighting between the U.S. and the Taliban sits Bamiyan Province, a national treasure in a nation divided by war. NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel tours the region and speaks with its people about their hopes and dreams.
The wrecking ball has also been swung to significant effect in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
According to an estimate in 2005 by Sami Angawi, an expert on Islamic architecture, at least 300 historic buildings were demolished over the previous 50 years.
The reason, espoused by the Wahhabi movement within Islam, was that people might start idolatrously worshipping structures associated with Muhammad, rather than God.
David Thomas, professor of Christianity and Islam at the U.K.’s Birmingham University, said iconoclasm was “a strain in all religions unfortunately,” but added that was “present at the moment in Islam more than anywhere else.”
President Francois Hollande went on a sort of victory tour through Timbuktu, in Mali, recently held by extremists connected with al-Qaida. NBC's Rohit Kachroo reports from Mali.
In contrast, he said that there were “teachings in the Quran that are actually very open and tolerant. There are teachings that accept other ways than the way given to Muhammad.”
And Thomas said some Islamists were in danger of committing the very sin they despise.
“The Taliban have an attitude that almost shades into idolatry itself. They are saying they know what the truth is, that they have a monopoly on the truth and that they can therefore almost take the place of God in judging who is right and who is wrong.”
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/02/16788304-why-extreme-islamists-are-intent-on-destroying-cultural-artifacts?lite
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CANADIAN POLITICANS - DO NOT BETRAY YOUR TROOPS- THEY ARE THE CONSCIENCE OF OUR NATION PROTECTOR OF OUR FLAG- THEY DEFINE CANADA
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Soldiers of Suicide Memorial - Canada September 2013
- It's just plain soldier- just ask those beside u in the hell of battle
ur not alone- PLS SHARE :- Know someone hurting? Send up the Count- WWW.MILNET.CA hashtag ?#?sendupthecount? –thx http://milnewsca.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/send-up-the-count/
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CANADA- National Military Cemetery Canadians Ottawa, September 15, 2013 has 13h30. Unveiling of the plaque-shaft dedicate to the soldiers of the Suicide
We are still there
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BEST SONG EV-A
We Are Canadian Soldiers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eml-5L8Qs6w
Published on Dec 1, 2012
Supporting Our Canadian Troops !!!
Lyrics:
It's time to strap out boots on,
This is a perfect day to die,
Wipe the blood out of our eyes.
In this life there's no surrender,
There's nothing left for us to do,
Find the strength to see this through.
We are the ones who will never be broken
With our final breath, we'll fight to the death
We Are Soldiers! We Are Soldiers!
Whoa, Who-oh-oh-oa, Who-oh-ohhhhhhh-oh-oa
WE ARE SOLDIERS!
I stand here right beside you,
Tonight we're fighting for ours lives,
Let me hear your battlecry. Your Battlecry!
We are the ones who will never be broken
With our final breath, we'll fight to the death
We Are Soldiers! We Are Soldiers!
We are the ones who will not go unspoken(unspoken)
No we will not sleep, we are not sheep
We Are Soldiers! We Are Soldiers! Yeah!
We stand shoulder to shoulder
We stand shoulder to shoulder
We stand shoulder to shoulder
You can't erase us, you'll just have to face us!
We stand shoulder to shoulder!
We stand shoulder to shoulder!
We stand shoulder to shoulder!
You can't erase us, you'll just have to face us!
We are the ones who will never be broken
With our final breath, we'll fight to the death
We Are Soldiers! We Are Soldiers!
We are the ones who will not go unspoken(unspoken)
No we will not sleep, we are not sheep
We Are Soldiers! We Are Soldiers! Yeah!
Whoa! Who-oh-oh-oa! Who-oh-ohhhhhhh-oh-oa!
We Are Soldiers!
Whoa! Who-oh-oh-oa! Who-oh-ohhhhhhh-oh-oa!
We Are Soldiers!
Whoa! Who-oh-oh-oa! Who-oh-ohhhhhhh-oh-oa!
We Are Soldiers!
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CANADA REMEMBERS SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 - OUR CANADIANS- WORLD TRADE CENTER
Honours
Canadians who died in the
September 11, 2001 Disaster
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We honour the 24 Canadians who died (or are missing and presumed to have
died) in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S.A., according to
families and the official list of Canadian victims as released by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs:
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Victims of ALL the September 11, 2001 attacks (not including the 19 hijackers):
* New York: 2,750, (those confirmed dead or missing in the Trade Center Towers and aboard American Flight 11 and United Flight 175)
(343 firefighters and 23 police officers included in the above total)
. * Washington: 184 at the Pentagon and American Flight 77
* Pennsylvania: 40 passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93
Total Loss of Life: 2,974 in all 3 attacks.
No Canadians were lost in the Pentagon attack, or in the Pennsylvania crash.
Putting a brief story to each of the Canadian victims' names will hopefully serve as an inspiration to their families, friends and all Canadians. This page is a tribute to these Canadian men and women.
IN MEMORIAM
| Michael Arczynski | The 45-year-old was a senior vice-president of Aon Corp.'s Manhattan office. He was a physically active man who moved to New York after nine years in London. He was a well traveled man who said that he had three homes- Montreal, London and Australia. He and his wife Lori had three children. Lori is expecting their fourth in February. Arczynski also leaves three daughters from his first marriage. |
| Garnet (Ace) Bailey | 53 years old, director of pro scouting for the L.A. Kings, a native of Lloydminster, Sask. was aboard United Airlines Flight 175 when it crashed into the World Trade Center. He was a professional hockey player. He played for many teams including the Edmonton Oilers, where he played with Wayne Gretzky. He was nicknamed "Ace" for his skills on the ice. He was starting his 32nd season as a player or scout for the National Hockey League. He is survived by a 22 year old son and his wife Kathy. |
| David Barkway | The 34-year-old executive with BMO Nesbitt Burns in Toronto was visiting a client atop the World Trade Center's north tower when the first plane hit. He sent an electronic message to his Toronto colleagues, saying he was in trouble. Barkway was visiting New York with his pregnant wife, Cindy, for a three-day business trip. The couple has a two-year-old child. He was on the 105th floor when the tragedy took place and tried to contact his office in Toronto for help. |
| Ken Basnicki | The 47-year-old father of two was in the north tower where he worked. The Toronto native was last heard from at 8:55 a.m. in a cellphone call to his mother from an office on the 106th floor. "He was notifying his mother that the place was full of smoke and he didn't think he'd find a way out," said his brother-in-law Dan Young of Ennismore, Ont. Basnicki was on his first business trip to New York. He was a physically-fit outgoing, fun-loving high-achiever who rode a Harley Davidson. |
| Joseph Collison | Joseph Collison was born in Toronto in 1951 and moved to New York City more than 10 years ago. He was on he 102nd floor of the north tower, where he worked in the mail room of Kidder, Peabody & Co., said his sister-in-law, Janet Collison. "Joe was so caring," she said from Mississauga, where he was buried next to his parents. "Joe truly was a brother, someone who always stood beside you." Collison, who was not married, was hoping to adopt a young boy in New York that he cared for, said Janet. "Anyone who knew Joe said he was always there for you." |
| Cynthia Connolly | Age: 40. She worked at Aon Corp. She was transferred from the Montreal office to New York in 1999. She loved pets. She had a Airedale-German-Shepherd and a pet cat. She was married to Donald Poissant, whom she wed in Montreal, a year before she left for the US. |
| Arron Dack | The 39-year-old father of two was attending a conference in the north tower of the World Trade Center when the first plane hit. He called his office just after the impact to say he was alive. Two minutes later, at 8:47, he called his wife Abigail. He was a senior executive with Encompys. Dack was born in England, and grew up in Toronto. He is survived by his wife and two children, Olivia and Carter. |
| Michael Egan | Age: 51. Worked at Aon Corp. He worked on the 105th floor and had his older sister visiting him for a couple of weeks. Some colleagues of his said that his sister, who also died in the terrorist attack, visited his office so she could gaze over the city from his office. |
| Christine Egan | The 55-year-old Health Canada nurse epidemiologist from Winnipeg was visiting her younger brother's upper-floor office in the second tower of the World Trade Center. She had come to New York to spend time with him, her sister-in-law and her two teenaged nephews. She was last spotted on the 105th floor, apparently to meet and old college friend. |
| Albert William Elmarry | The 30-year-old moved from Toronto to the United States in 1999 to work in computer support for Cantor Fitzgerald. He met his wife, Irenie, on a visit to his native Egypt. She is expecting their first child at the end of March. He had worked for IBM Canada, when in Toronto. He was on the 103rd floor when the terrorists attacked. |
| Meredith Ewart and Peter Feidelberg |
Ages 29 and 34 respectively. The Montreal couple worked in offices on the World Trade Center's top floors. They worked as consultants for an insurance firm, Aon International. They both got their jobs at Aon International at the same time. They had been married for 18 months. |
| Alexander Filipov | Age: 70. Born in Regina and lived in Concord, Mass. Was on American Airlines Flight 11 when it hit the World Trade Center. Filipov, an electrical engineer, grew up in Windsor and graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. He was hoping to get home on time for his 44th anniversary in Massachusetts. His wife Loretta felt that he lived a well-rounded life, that included golfing, skiing, and playing music. He even tried bungee jumping at 60. He is survived by three sons, Allan, David and Jeffrey. |
| Ralph Gerhardt | The 34-year-old vice-president with Cantor Fitzgerald, a bond trading firm, called his parents in Toronto just after the first plane hit the north tower. He tried to console his parents during the call telling them not to worry. He also informed them that he was going to find his girlfriend, who worked in the floor below. He has not been heard from since. |
| Stuart Lee | He had returned only a day before the attacks from his Korean homeland where he had taken his wife, Lynn Udbjorg, to show off his roots. He was on the 103rd floor of 1 World Trade Center, when the tragedy took place. Lee, who would have turned 31 on Wednesday, was vice-president of integrated services for Datasynapse. He spent the last hour of his life e-mailing his company, trying to figure how to get out of the building. |
| Mark Ludvigsen | Age: 32. Worked at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. He left his native New Brunswick for US, with his parents, when he was seven. He worked on the 89th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center. He proposed to his wife on a surprise trip to Ireland. He called his parents a few minutes after the attack on the North Tower to console them that he was alright. He told them that they had nothing to worry about since he was on the other wing. He has not been heard from since. |
| Bernard Mascarenhas | 54 years old, of Newmarket, Ont., worked for Marsh Inc., which had offices at the World Trade Center. He was the chief information officer for the insurance brokerage firm. He was in New York on a five day visit to the technology department of his parent company. Marsh had 1,900 employees in the trade centers of which 295 were killed. He is survived by his wife, Raynette, and a son and daughter, Jaclyn and Sven. |
| Colin McArthur | Age: 52. Worked as a deputy managing director at Aon Corp. He immigrated to Canada in 1977. He is originally from Glasgow. He married his wife, who also works at Aon Corp., after moving to Montreal. He has been working at the company for over 15 years. |
| Michel Pelletier | The 36-year-old commodities broker for TradeSpark, a division of trading firm Cantor Fitzgerald, was on the 105th floor of 1 World Trade Center. He called his wife, Sophie, and calmly told her he was trapped in the building and that he loved her. She was dropping their two-year-old daughter at her first day of school. He is survived by a three-month-old son and their two-year-old daughter. |
| Donald Robson | 52, raised in Toronto, was a partner and bond broker for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 103rd floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center. He had spent the last two decades in New York. He was also present in the 1993 tower bombing, according to his wife. He is survived by two sons, Geoff and Scott. |
| Ruffino (Roy) Santos | Age: 37. Worked at Guy Carpenter as a computer consultant. He was leaving the company to work for Accenture a week later. He is a native of Manila, who moved to British Columbia in the 1980's. He later moved to New York, five years ago. |
| Vladimir Tomasevic | 36, of Toronto, vice-president of software development for Optus e-biz solutions. Was attending conference on 106th floor of World Trade Center's north tower. Originally from Yugoslavia, he immigrated to Canada in 1994. "He was my best friend and a part of him will always be with me" commented his wife to Maclean's magazine. |
| Chantal Vincelli | Age: 38. She was a marketing assistant for Data Synapse Inc. Her biggest dream in life was to be a New Yorker. "She loved the hustle and bustle, the atmosphere, the go-getters", said her brother. She has been working in New York for five years. On the day of the attacks, Vincelli was setting up a kiosk at a trade show. |
| Deborah Lynn Williams | Age: 35. Williams, whose maiden name was Robinson, worked for the global insurer, Aon Corp., for 15 years. She and her husband, Darren, moved to Hoboken, N.J., after being transferred to New York City by their employer. Williams, a Montreal native, gave birth to their only child six months after settling in Hoboken. |
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list was obtained from Foreign Affairs by the Toronto Star Some Bio info. also from the CBC Website | |
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| Frank Joseph Doyle | Foreign Affairs also listed a "25th victim" because of his deep Canadian roots. Thirty-nine-year-old Frank Joseph Doyle was married to Kimmie Chedel of St. Sauveur, Que. He also leaves two children. All of his relatives live in the Ottawa Valley. Doyle, an executive vice-president of Keefe Bruyette and Woods, had a home in Ste. Adele, Que. |
| LeRoy Holmer | Canadian Connection: LeRoy Homer, 36, was the co-pilot of United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania after being taken over by hijackers. Homer was an American citizen, but his wife Melodie Thorpe was Canadian, having grown up in Hamilton, Ont. Family say Homer always knew he wanted to be a pilot. The couple, who lived in Marlton, N.J., have a young daughter. Homer previously served with the US air force in Desert Shield, Desert Storm and in Somolia. |
| Jane Beatty | Canadian Connection: Jane Beatty, age: 53, Worked at Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. She was originally from Britain and lived in Ontario for 20 years before moving to the United states. She was on the 96th floor of the North tower, when the terrorists attacked. She had survived five years with breast cancer. She celebrated the occasion just three weeks before her death. She called her husband, Bob, at 8:45, a couple of minutes before the terrorist attack. |
Memorial Plaques
Canada's 9/11 victims were remembered as the first plaque honouring Canadian victims of September 11th was unveiled at an Ottawa's Beechwood Cemetery on January 14, 2002. The plaque bears the names of 24 Canadian victims, as well as two others who were married to Canadians. Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson could not attend the service due to another engagement, but her secretary Barbara Uteck delivered a message on her behalf. Another plaque was dedicated to the Canadian 9/11 victims on March 18, 2003. It was unveiled in a meditation room in the East Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa. It will remain on display there as a permanent memorial. Five family members, representing three victims of the tragedy, attended the ceremony. They were joined by deputy Commons Speaker Bob Kilger, Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper, religious representatives and several MPs, including Ontario Liberal Dan McTeague who spearheaded the idea of honouring the victims. If you are aware of other plaques or memorials to the Canadian victims, please let us know via email
What Canada Did On 9/11 and After
| Crises often tend to bring out the best in people. The response in Canada to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 is a case in point. 200 or so aircraft, many of which were of U.S. registry, were heading for the continental U.S. All were diverted to alternate airports in Eastern Canada. Some were too heavy to land and had to dump fuel, before being routed to the nearest available airport. Simultaneously, over the North Pacific, commercial carriers en route from Asia to North America were being diverted to airports in Western Canada, primarily Vancouver. NAV CANADA faced an enormous task of draining the skies under Canadian control, handling 239 diverted aircraft from overseas as well as those destined for the U.S. and Canada. All landed safely in Canada without incident. Of these, 38 went to Gander, 1 to Deer Lake, 21 to St. John’s, 8 to Stephenville, 7 to Goose Bay, 47 to Halifax, 10 to Moncton, 10 to Mirabel, 7 to Dorval, 14 to Toronto, 4 to Hamilton, 15 to Winnipeg, 6 to Edmonton, 13 to Calgary, 1 to Yellowknife, 3 to Whitehorse and 34 to Vancouver. Gander received 6,600 diverted passengers; Vancouver received about 8,500. The last aircraft to land was from the Pacific. By about 6:00 PM EDT, all planes had landed safely. Accommodating more than 33,000 passengers and aircrew was a huge challenge for the Canadian communities, who welcomed the large number of passengers and accommodated them in their homes and public facilities. Many lasting friendship were developed during the days that these thousands of stranded passengers were welcomed into Canadaian homes. By September 16th all diverted planes had departed with their passengers for their intended destinations. |
CLIMB HIGHER
(A tribute to New York City Firefighters)
"Keep on Climbing", says the Captain, "Up through the smoke and
smell."
"Keep on climbing", says the Captain, "I think I heard somebody yell!"
"Keep on climbing", says the Captain, "Alive or dead, not ours to tell."
"Keep on climbing", says the Captain, "I think I heard somebody yell!"
"Keep on climbing", says the Captain, "Alive or dead, not ours to tell."
"Keep on climbing", calls the Captain, "Forget about your
pain!"
Keep on climbing ", shouts the Captain, "We have a few more floors to gain."
"Keep on climbing", yells the Captain, "We will bring them down again!"
Keep on climbing ", shouts the Captain, "We have a few more floors to gain."
"Keep on climbing", yells the Captain, "We will bring them down again!"
"Keep on climbing", cries the Captain, "If I can, so can
you!"
"Keep on climbing", orders the Captain, "Right now I need your best from you!"
"Keep on climbing", orders the Captain, "Right now I need your best from you!"
"Keep on climbing", screams the Captain, "Forget about those
sounds!"
"It's just some girders twisting and some concrete falling down."
"It's just some girders twisting and some concrete falling down."
"Keep on climbing", whispers the Captain, "Climb right up to
that light!"
"Right up to that sunshine, No smoke to smell, no fire to fight!"
"Right up to that sunshine, No smoke to smell, no fire to fight!"
"Keep on climbing", sings the Captain, "That Angel's hand will
lead the way!"
"Rest boys", sighs the Captain, "You did your job, today!"
"Rest boys", sighs the Captain, "You did your job, today!"
"Keep on climbing", prays Our Captain, "Eyes raised, headed for
the top."
"And when you're tired, and feel like quiting,
Remember them, they didn't stop!"
"And when you're tired, and feel like quiting,
Remember them, they didn't stop!"
By Jim McGregor, Fire Chief
Langley City Fire-Rescue Service
Langley British Columbia
September, 2001
Langley City Fire-Rescue Service
Langley British Columbia
September, 2001
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AND..
What is the sound of a repatriation???
by Brian Muntz
Is
it the sound of the chatter on TV announcing the name of the fallen
serving our country? Perhaps the sound from the roar of the large
military jet landing in Trenton? Is it the sound of the doors opening
on the air craft or the sound of the boots of the soldiers carrying the
coffin? Is it the sound of the pipers playing a song of sorrow, or the
sound of the commanding officer calling his orders. Was it the sound of
the Hearse doors opening or the sound of the people and family near
by. Repatriation may be the sound of the cars moving to the Highway of
Heroes but then again it may be the sound of the people standing on the
bridges. Is it the sound of the traffic going by in anticipation of
the procession or the sound of the occasional horn honking as drivers
see you on the bridge. Maybe it's the sound of the flags flapping in
the wind that people are holding. Then in the distance the procession
is in sight and the people on the bridge are mumbling "here it comes".
Is the sound of repatriation the police sirens that fills the air as the
procession reaches your bridge? The sound of sirens vibrate in your
chest then in a beat of your heart you finally hear the sound of a
repatriation. It is the sound of a silent "Thank You" from you and all
the people around you to the soldier that gave his life for his
country; your country. This is the sound of a repatriation; our
freedom.
-- Oh Canada, they stood on guard for thee --
War of 1812 with help of our First Peoples 10,000 years- created Canada.... The Great War- WWI defined Canada- Vimy Ridge..... Hitler called Canada troops Britain's best kept secret- Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Proud Canadian Soldier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtRE1gXUfRA
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HOW CANADIANS REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
FDNY 343 tribute
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Heaven was needing a hero (Hommage Canadien 2012 Canadian Tribute)-Jo Dee Messina
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For Nichola Goddard and all Canadian troops who we mourn and love - the conscience of r Nation
The Trews - Highway of Heroes
The Trews - Highway of Heroes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrkgV5bl7kQ
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I'd rather be a poster girl 4 our troops fighting in the hard part of the world and suffer your anger and hate- because someday.... women will be free ... and children will all go 2 school....
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MIGHTY WARRIORS WHO SAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES OF TROOPS AND INNOCENTS
Save-A-Vet Rescues Hero MWD Dexter
Save-A-Vet Rescues Hero MWD Dexter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5X8UG8zwUQ
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CANADA HAS BEEN IN AFGHANSITAN SINCE 2001- God bless the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan- these beautiful people are so loved by Canadian and Nato troops- the real heroes are the incredible Afghan Army, Military, Afghan Cops and everday Afghans- we love u so much- and u are the success stories on the ground in hundreds of thousands of ways.
Waging Peace Canada in Afghanistan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PZTwlDIIfU
Published on Apr 7, 2013
For many decades, the image of Canadian military overseas has been of blue-bereted troops serving as members of United Nations peace-keeping forces. But, in 2010, things are different, and Richard Fitoussi, a Canadian photographer, set out on a personal quest to find out just how different it is. He states that he is "looking for hope in the most desperate of places," and Afghanistan's bleak landscape certainly is desperate. As well, Fitoussi is interested in the way that media and journalists have "constructed war." Those of us old enough to remember news coverage of the Vietnam conflict, and other wars of the latter 20th century, are keenly aware of how television news changed our notions of combat. He chooses to embed himself with Canadian troops, to live their life and record the day-to-day challenge of keeping the peace. Why are Canadian men and women committed to combat in this unbelievably poor country where life is brutal and harsh? Afghan society has been "pulverized" by instability, and footage of both the young and old being fitted for prosthetic limbs brings home the constant danger that comes just with walking around the countryside. The Taliban offered the promise of law and order, but the trade-off for the citizenry has been oppression and terror. But, the Taliban does offer "protection" to farmers who make a living cultivating 42% of the world's opium crop; given the difficulties of subsistence agriculture and the revenues to be gained from the poppies which grow everywhere, hard choices are made. Attempting to bring peace and stability is the mission of the Canadians, but it is a hard sell to the Afghanis; many fear the Taliban, but they really don't want Western interference in their life, either. Still, regardless of one's political stance, one cannot help but admire the professionalism of the troops and their certainty that the right thing is being done. Living as he does with one of the companies, Fitoussi comes to know these people well. When the inevitable happens, the "ramp ceremony" which has become a commonplace of the evening news is even more poignant and sad because the soldier in the coffin was a friend. Waging Peace is a powerful film; the cinematography alone gives a strong sense of the incredible odds against which Canadian troops have been fighting and dying since 2001. We see and breathe the dust and the grit of the Afghani landscape. Interviews with other journalists and academics (including Jack Granatstein, the dean of Canadian military history) offer insights into the role of the media in telling the story of the conflict and perspectives on how this war differs from the previous conflicts in which Canada has participated. Waging Peace is a documentary film worth acquiring for senior high school library collections. Students of contemporary history and world issues will learn a great deal about our country's current military history from watching Waging Peace: Canada in Afghanistan.
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Why We Are There - Canada In Afghanistan - "Overcome"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3yLborFuJ8
Uploaded on Sep 5, 2010
Why We Are There - Afghanistan
Canadian Forces in Afghanistan after the September 11th 2001 attacks on the United States of America.
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Published on Apr 7, 2013
For many decades, the image of Canadian military overseas has been of blue-bereted troops serving as members of United Nations peace-keeping forces. But, in 2010, things are different, and Richard Fitoussi, a Canadian photographer, set out on a personal quest to find out just how different it is. He states that he is "looking for hope in the most desperate of places," and Afghanistan's bleak landscape certainly is desperate. As well, Fitoussi is interested in the way that media and journalists have "constructed war." Those of us old enough to remember news coverage of the Vietnam conflict, and other wars of the latter 20th century, are keenly aware of how television news changed our notions of combat. He chooses to embed himself with Canadian troops, to live their life and record the day-to-day challenge of keeping the peace. Why are Canadian men and women committed to combat in this unbelievably poor country where life is brutal and harsh? Afghan society has been "pulverized" by instability, and footage of both the young and old being fitted for prosthetic limbs brings home the constant danger that comes just with walking around the countryside. The Taliban offered the promise of law and order, but the trade-off for the citizenry has been oppression and terror. But, the Taliban does offer "protection" to farmers who make a living cultivating 42% of the world's opium crop; given the difficulties of subsistence agriculture and the revenues to be gained from the poppies which grow everywhere, hard choices are made. Attempting to bring peace and stability is the mission of the Canadians, but it is a hard sell to the Afghanis; many fear the Taliban, but they really don't want Western interference in their life, either. Still, regardless of one's political stance, one cannot help but admire the professionalism of the troops and their certainty that the right thing is being done. Living as he does with one of the companies, Fitoussi comes to know these people well. When the inevitable happens, the "ramp ceremony" which has become a commonplace of the evening news is even more poignant and sad because the soldier in the coffin was a friend. Waging Peace is a powerful film; the cinematography alone gives a strong sense of the incredible odds against which Canadian troops have been fighting and dying since 2001. We see and breathe the dust and the grit of the Afghani landscape. Interviews with other journalists and academics (including Jack Granatstein, the dean of Canadian military history) offer insights into the role of the media in telling the story of the conflict and perspectives on how this war differs from the previous conflicts in which Canada has participated. Waging Peace is a documentary film worth acquiring for senior high school library collections. Students of contemporary history and world issues will learn a great deal about our country's current military history from watching Waging Peace: Canada in Afghanistan.
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Why We Are There - Canada In Afghanistan - "Overcome"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3yLborFuJ8
Uploaded on Sep 5, 2010
Why We Are There - Afghanistan
Canadian Forces in Afghanistan after the September 11th 2001 attacks on the United States of America.
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AND PLEASE REMEMBER AND HELP.... RIGHT AT THE GRASSROOTS.... ALL OUR NATO CHILDREN WEARING OUR FLAGS.... TO RECOVER..... THE FRAGILE HEARTACHE.... OF THEIR STOLEN SOULS...... THEY DID NOT... SIGN ON TO COMMIT SUICIDE..... AT THE EXPENSE OF NATIONS ... WHO TURN AROUND AND THROW THEM OUT LIKE BROKEN TOYS....
Bed Of Roses - British Forces Remembered - THIS FOR ALL OUR WOUNDED NATO CHILDREN WEARING OUR FLAGS.... OUR FRAGILE.... OUR TORMENTED SOULS....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gJnrXXumfw
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CANADIANS REMEMBER- EACH AND ALL
Master Corporal Byron Greff 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
October 29, 2011
A
Canadian Forces member was killed by a vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device while transiting through Kabul as a passenger on an
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicle.
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Master Corporal Francis Roy Canadian Special Operations Regiment based at CFB Petawawa, Ontario
June 25 2011
One
Canadian Forces member was found dead from non-combat related wounds
at approximately 6:00 a.m. local Kandahar time on 25 June 2011 at a
coalition forward operating base in Kandahar City.
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Bombardier Karl Manning, from 5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada based at CFB Valcartier, Quebec
May 27 2011
One
Canadian Forces member was found dead from non-combat related wounds
at approximately 5:30 a.m. local Kandahar time on 27 May 2011 at
Forward Operating Base (FOB) Zangabad, located 45 Kilometres southwest
of Kandahar Airfield.
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Corporal
Yannick Scherrer, from 1er Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, based at CFB
Valcartier, Quebec serving with 1er Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Battle Group
March 27 2011
Corporal Yannick Scherrer was
killed when an improvised explosive device detonated during a
dismounted partnered patrol in the Panjwa’i district of Kandahar
Province at approximately 12 p.m. (noon) Kandahar time on Sunday, March
27, 2011.
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Corporal Steve Martin, from 3rd
Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, serving with 1st Battalion, Royal 22e
Régiment Battle Group, based at CFB Valcartier, Quebec
December 18, 2010
Corporal Steve Martin was
killed December 18th, 2010, after an improvised explosive device
detonated while on operations in the Panjwa’i district of Kandahar
Province, at approximately 12:30 p.m. local time.
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Corporal (Cpl) Brian Pinksen from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Corner Brook Newfoundland,
Aug 30 2010
Corporal (Cpl) Brian Pinksen from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, based in Corner Brook Newfoundland succumbed
to his injuries at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Aug 30 2010
from an IED explosion on Aug 25 2010 in Afghanistan.
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Sapper Brian Collier 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, Edmonton, Alberta
July 20 2010
Sapper Brian Collier was killed
after an improvised explosive device detonated during a foot patrol in
the Panjwa’i District, about 15 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City,
at approximately 9:00 a.m. Kandahar time.
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Master Corporal Kristal Giesebrecht 1 Canadian Field Hospital, Petawawa, Ontario.
June 26 2010
Master Corporal Kristal Giesebrecht was killed when the vehicle they were travelling in as part of a convoy struck an improvised explosive device.
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Private Andrew Miller 2 Canadian Field Hospital, Petawawa, Ontario.
June 26 2010
Private Andrew Miller was killed when the vehicle they were travelling in as part of a convoy struck an improvised explosive device.
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Sergeant James Patrick Macneil 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, Petawawa, Ontario, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group
June 21 2010
Sergeant James Patrick Macneil was
killed after an improvised explosive device detonated during a foot
patrol, about 20 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwa’i
District, at approximately 8:00 a.m. Kandahar time on 21 June 2010.
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Sergeant Martin Goudreault 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, Edmonton, AB, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group
June 6 2010
Sergeant Martin Goudreault was
killed after an improvised explosive device detonated during a foot
patrol, about 15 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwayi
District, at approximately 6:30 a.m. Kandahar time on 6 June 2010.
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Trooper Larry John Zuidema Rudd , Royal Canadian Dragoons, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, Petawawa, Ontario.
May 24 2010
Trooper Larry John Zuidema Rudd
was killed after an improvised explosive device detonated during a
routine security operation, about 20 kilometres southwest of Kandahar
City, in the Panjwa’i District, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Kandahar
time on 24 May 2010
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Colonel Geoff Parker, Royal Canadian Regiment
May 18 2010
Colonel Geoff Parker was killed
after an insurgent detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive
device between the convoy of vehicles in Kabul at approximately 8 a.m.
local Afghanistan time on 18 May 2010.
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Private Kevin Thomas McKay 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, Alberta.
May 13 2010
Private Kevin Thomas McKay was
killed when an improvised explosive device detonated during a
dismounted night patrol in the Panjwayi district, approximately 15
kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, at 8:00 p.m. Kandahar time on
May 13, 2010.
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Petty Officer Second Class Craig Blake a member of Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic), based in Shearwater, Nova Scotia.
May 3 2010
Petty Officer Second Class Craig Blake was killed after
an improvised explosive device detonated during a dismounted
operation, about 25 kilometers southwest of Kandahar City, in the
Panjwayi District, at approximately 4:40 p.m. Kandahar time on 3 May
2010.
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Private Tyler William Todd from the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Edmonton, Alberta
April 11 2010
Private
Tyler William Todd 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.
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Cpl. Darren James Fitzpatrick 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, CFB Edmonton
March 20 2010
Cpl.
Darren James Fitzpatrick 3rd Battalion died in an Edmonton Hospital
after succoring to his injuries from a road side bomb March 6 2010 in
Afghanistan.
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Corporal Joshua Caleb Baker The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion PPCLI), Edmonton, Alberta,
February 12 2010
Corporal
Joshua Caleb Baker was killed in a training accident on a range
located approximately 4 km northeast of Kandahar City. The accident
took place at about 5:00 p.m., Kandahar time
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Sergeant John Wayne Faught 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Edmonton, Alberta
January 16 2010
Sergeant
John Wayne Faught was killed by an improvised explosive device during a
dismounted security patrol near the town of Nakhonay in the Panjwayi
district, approximately 15 kilometres south-west of Kandahar City.
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Sergeant George Miok a member of 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, based in Edmonton
December 30, 2009
Sergeant
George Miok was killed in an improvised explosive device that
detonated during a patrol 4 km south of Kandahar City at approximately
4:00 p.m., Kandahar time.
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Sergeant Kirk Taylor a member of 84 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
December 30, 2009
Sergeant
George Miok was killed in an improvised explosive device that
detonated during a patrol 4 km south of Kandahar City at approximately
4:00 p.m., Kandahar time.
Corporal Zachery McCormack Loyal Edmonton Regiment, 4th Battalion PPCLI, based in Edmonton
December 30, 2009
Sergeant
George Miok was killed in an improvised explosive device that
detonated during a patrol 4 km south of Kandahar City at approximately
4:00 p.m., Kandahar time.
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Private Garrett William Chidley 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in Shilo, Manitoba
December 30, 2009
Sergeant
George Miok was killed in an improvised explosive device that
detonated during a patrol 4 km south of Kandahar City at approximately
4:00 p.m., Kandahar time.
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Lieutenant Andrew Richard Nuttall, 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (1 PPCLI) Edmonton, Alberta
December 23, 2009
Lieutenant
Andrew Richard Nuttall was killed by an improvised explosive device
that detonated during a joint foot patrol near the village of Nakhonay
in Panjwaii District, about 25 km southwest of Kandahar City, on
December 23, 2009.
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Sapper Steven Marshall, 1st Combat Engineering Regiment based in Edmonton, Alberta
Lieutenant Justin Boyes, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
October 30 2009
Sapper
Steven Marshall was killed by an improvised explosive device that
detonated near their dismounted patrol approximately 10 km south-west
of Kandahar City at approximately 4:30 p.m. Kandahar Time on 30 Oct
2009.
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Lieutenant Justin Boyes, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
October 28 2009
Lieutenant
Justin Boyes was killed by an improvised explosive device that
detonated near their dismounted patrol. The incident occurred
approximately 20 kilometres south-west of Kandahar City at around 9
a.m., Kandahar time, on 28 October 2009
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Private Jonathan Couturier, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group Valcartier, Quebec.
September 17 2009
Private
Jonathan Couturier was killed when an improvised explosive device
detonated in the vicinity of his vehicle while on patrol in Panjwai
District. The incident occurred approximately 25 kilometres South-West
of Kandahar City at around 10:15 a.m., Kandahar time, on 17th September,
2009.
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Private Patrick Lormand, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group Valcartier, Quebec.
Corporal Jean-François Drouin 5e Régiment du génie de combat, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group Valcartier, Quebec.
September 13 2009
Private
Patrick Lormand was killed when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his armoured vehicle on a road in Panwjai District. The
incident occurred approximately 10 kilometres South-West of Kandahar
City at around 1:00 p.m., Kandahar time, on 13th September, 2009.
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Corporal Jean-François Drouin 5e Régiment du génie de combat, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group Valcartier, Quebec.
September 6 2009
Corporal Jean-François Drouin
was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near their
armoured vehicle in the vicinity of Dand District, approximately 14
kilometres southwest of Kandahar City at around 12:00 p.m., Kandahar
time, on 6 September 2009.
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Major Yannick Pépin 5e Régiment du génie de combat, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group Valcartier, Quebec.
September 6 2009
Major
Yannick Pépin was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated
near their armoured vehicle in the vicinity of Dand District,
approximately 14 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City at around 12:00
p.m., Kandahar time, on 6 September 2009.
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Corporal Christian Bobbitt 5e Régiment du génie de combat, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group Valcartier, Quebec.
August 1 2009
Corporal
Christian Bobbitt was killed when an improvised explosive device
detonated near a patrol in the Zhari District. The incident occurred
approximately 15 kilometres west of Kandahar City at around 3:20 p.m.,
Kandahar time, on 1 August, 2009..
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Sapper Matthieu Allard 5e Régiment du génie de combat, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group Valcartier, Quebec.
August 1 2009
Sapper
Matthieu Allard was killed when an improvised explosive device
detonated near a patrol in the Zhari District. The incident occurred
approximately 15 kilometres west of Kandahar City at around 3:20 p.m.,
Kandahar time, on 1 August, 2009..
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Private Sébastien Courcy 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment based in Quebec City, Quebec
July 16 2009
Killed
in action was Private Sébastien Courcy from 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e
Régiment based in Quebec City, Quebec. Pte Courcy was serving as a
member of the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment Battle Group.
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Master Corporal Pat Audet from 430e Escadron tactique d'hélicoptères Valcartier QUE
July 6 2009
Master-Corporal
Pat Audet was killed when a Canadian CH-146 Griffon helicopter crashed
during take-off. The incident occurred at a Forward Operating Base in
Tarnak Va Jaldak, Zabul Province, northeast of Kandahar City at around
1:50 p.m., Kandahar time, on 6 July 2009..
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Corporal Martin Joannette from the 3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment Valcartier QUE
July 6 2009
Corporal
Martin Joannette was killed when a Canadian CH-146 Griffon helicopter
crashed during take-off. The incident occurred at a Forward Operating
Base in Tarnak Va Jaldak, Zabul Province, northeast of Kandahar City at
around 1:50 p.m., Kandahar time, on 6 July 2009
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Master-Corporal Charles-Philippe Michaud, 2e Batallion, Royal 22e Régiment Valcartier Quebec City
July 4 2009
Master-Corporal
Michaud succumbed to his injuries at approximately 2 p.m. EDT on July
4, 2009 in a Quebec City hospital. Master-Corporal Michaud was
seriously injured June 23 2009 when an improvised explosive device
(IED) detonated near his dismounted patrol in Panjwayi District.
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Cpl Nicholas Bulger from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Edmonton
July 3, 2009
Corporal
Nicholas Bulger was killed when an improvised explosive device
detonated near their armoured vehicle during a patrol in the Zhari
District. The incident occurred south-west of Kandahar City at around
11:20 a.m., Kandahar time, on 3 July, 2009.
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Corporal Martin Dubé 5e Régiment de genie de combat CF Base Valcartier Quebec City.
June 14, 2009
Corporal
Martin Dubé was killed as a result of an explosion of an improvised
explosive device (IED). The incident occurred in the vicinity of
Panjwayi District, approximately 20 km southwest of Kandahar City at
around 12:30 p.m., Kandahar time, June 14, 2009.
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Private Alexandre Péloquin 3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment Valcartier near Quebec City.
June 8, 2009
Private
Alexandre Péloquin was killed when an explosive device detonated
during a foot patrol in the Panjwai District. The incident took place
in an area south-west of Kandahar City at around 09:20 a.m., Kandahar
time, June 8, 2009
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Major Michelle Mendes, based in Ottawa, Ontario.
April 23, 2009
At
approximately 4:00 p.m. Kandahar time, 23 April 2009, a Canadian
Forces member was found dead in her accommodation room, at Kandahar
Airfield.
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Trooper Karine Blais, from 12e Régiment Blindé du Canada based at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier
April 13, 2009
Trooper
Karine Blais was killed when her armoured vehicle struck an improvised
explosive device north of Kandahar City in the Shah Wali Kowt
District.
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Trooper Jack Bouthillier, The Royal Canadian Dragoons based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa.
March 20, 2009
Trooper
Jack Bouthillier was killed on March 20, 2009, when the vehicle in
which he was travelling struck an improvised explosive device in Shah
Wali Khot District, north-east of Kandahar City.
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Corporal Tyler Crooks, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa
March 20, 2009
Corporal
Tyler Crooks was killed on March 20, 2009, when an improvised
explosive device detonated near him during a dismounted patrol in Zhari
District, west of Kandahar City.
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Trooper Corey Joseph Hayes, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa.
March 20, 2009
Trooper
Corey Joseph Hayes was killed on March 20, 2009, when the vehicle in
which he was travelling struck an improvised explosive device in Shah
Wali Khot District, north-east of Kandahar City.
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Master Corporal Scott Francis Vernelli, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa
March 20, 2009
Master
Corporal Scott Francis Vernelli was killed on March 20, 2009, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near him during a dismounted
patrol in Zhari District, west of Kandahar City.
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Trooper Marc Diab, The Royal Canadian Dragoons
March 8, 2009
Trooper
Marc Diab was killed and four were injured when an improvised
explosive device detonated near an armoured vehicle during a patrol in
the Shah Wali Kot District. The incident occurred north-east from
Kandahar City at around 1:15 p.m., Kandahar time, on 8 March, 2009
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Warrant Officer Dennis Raymond Brown, Lincoln and Welland Regiment
March 3, 2009
Warrant
Officer Dennis Raymond Brown was killed when an improvised explosive
device detonated near an armoured vehicle during a patrol in the
Arghandab District. The incident occurred northwest of Kandahar City at
around 5:40 p.m., Kandahar time, on 3 March, 2009.
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Corporal Dany Olivier Fortin, 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron at 3 Wing Bagotville
March 3, 2009
Corporal
Dany Olivier Fortin was killed when an improvised explosive device
detonated near an armoured vehicle during a patrol in the Arghandab
District. The incident occurred northwest of Kandahar City at around
5:40 p.m., Kandahar time, on 3 March, 2009..
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Corporal Kenneth Chad O’Quinn, 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron
March 3, 2009
Corporal
Kenneth Chad O’Quinn, was killed when an improvised explosive device
detonated near an armoured vehicle during a patrol in the Arghandab
District. The incident occurred northwest of Kandahar City at around
5:40 p.m., Kandahar time, on 3 March, 2009.
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Sapper Sean Greenfield, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment based at CFB Petawawa
January 31, 2009
Sapper
Sean Greenfield was killed when his armoured vehicle struck an
improvised explosive device approximately 40 km west of Kandahar City
in Zharey District. The incident occurred at approximately 2:45 p.m.,
Kandahar time, on January 31, 2009.
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Trooper Brian Richard Good, The Royal Canadian Dragoons based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa
January 7, 2009
Trooper
Brian Richard Good was killed when his armoured vehicle struck an
improvised explosive device approximately 35 kilometres north of
Kandahar City in the Shah Wali Kowt District.
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Warrant Officer Gaétan Roberge, 2nd Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada
December 27 2008
Warrant
Officer Gaétan Roberge was killed on December 27, 2008, when an
explosive device detonated in their vicinity in the Panjwayi District.
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Sergeant Gregory John Kruse, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, Canadian Forces Base Petawawa.
December 27 2008
Sergeant
Gregory John Kruse was killed on December 27, 2008, when an explosive
device detonated in their vicinity in the Panjwayi District.
Private Michael Bruce Freeman, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment from CFB Petawawa
December 26 2008
Private
Michael Bruce Freeman died Friday afternoon when the armoured vehicle
he was riding in struck an improvised explosive device during a routine
security patrol in the Zhari District of Kandahar Province.
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Corporal Thomas James Hamilton, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment from CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick
December 13 2008
Corporal
Thomas James Hamilton was killed as a result of an improvised
explosive device attack on an armoured vehicle during a patrol in the
Arghandab District. The incident occurred approximately 14 kilometers
west of Kandahar City at about 9:00 a.m., Kandahar time, on 13 December
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Private John Michael Roy Curwin, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment from CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick
December 13 2008
Private
John Michael Roy Curwinwas killed as a result of an improvised
explosive device attack on an armoured vehicle during a patrol in the
Arghandab District. The incident occurred approximately 14 kilometers
west of Kandahar City at about 9:00 a.m., Kandahar time, on 13 December
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Private Justin Peter Jones, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment from CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick
December 13 2008
Private
Justin Peter Jones was killed as a result of an improvised explosive
device attack on an armoured vehicle during a patrol in the Arghandab
District. The incident occurred approximately 14 kilometers west of
Kandahar City at about 9:00 a.m., Kandahar time, on 13 December 200
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Private Demetrios Diplaros, First Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment based in Petawawa
December 5 2008
Private Demetrios Diplaros killed
as a result of an improvised explosive device attack on their armoured
vehicle during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in
the Arghandab District. The incident occurred approximately 15
kilometers west of Kandahar City at about 9:00 a.m., Kandahar time on 5
December 2008
Corporal Mark Robert McLaren, First Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment based in Petawawa
December 5 2008
Corporal Mark Robert McLaren
killed as a result of an improvised explosive device attack on their
armoured vehicle during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army
soldiers in the Arghandab District. The incident occurred approximately
15 kilometers west of Kandahar City at about 9:00 a.m., Kandahar time
on 5 December 2008
Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson, First Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment based in Petawawa
December 5 2008
Warrant Officer Robert John
Wilson killed as a result of an improvised explosive device attack on
their armoured vehicle during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army
soldiers in the Arghandab District. The incident occurred approximately
15 kilometers west of Kandahar City at about 9:00 a.m., Kandahar time
on 5 December 2008
Sgt Prescott Shipway, Second Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based in Shilo, Manitoba
September 7 2008
Sgt Prescott Shipway was killed
after his armoured vehicle was struck an improvised explosive device
(IED) during a security patrol in Panjwayii District at approximately
12:30 p.m., Kandahar time.
Corporal Andrew Paul Grenon, Second Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based in Shilo, Manitoba
September 3 2008
Corporal
Andrew Paul Grenon was killed after an insurgent attack on his
armoured vehicle while they were conducting a security patrol in Zharey
district at approximately 9:30 a.m., Kandahar time.
Cpl Michael James Alexander Seggie, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based in Shilo, Manitoba
September 3 2008
Corporal
Michael James Alexander Seggie was killed after an insurgent attack on
his armoured vehicle while they were conducting a security patrol in
Zharey district at approximately 9:30 a.m., Kandahar time.
Private Chadwick James Horn, Second Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based in Shilo, Manitoba
September 3 2008
Private
Chadwick James Horn was killed after an insurgent attack on his
armoured vehicle while they were conducting a security patrol in Zharey
district at approximately 9:30 a.m., Kandahar time.
Sergeant Shawn Eades 12 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment from Edmonton, Alberta
August 20, 2008
Sergeant
Shawn Eades was one of three soldiers killed by an improvised
explosive device (IED) near their vehicle while on patrol on highway 1
in Zharey district.
Corporal Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden 12 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment from Edmonton, Alberta
August 20, 2008
Corporal
Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden was one of three soldiers killed by an
improvised explosive device (IED) near their vehicle while on patrol
on highway 1 in Zharey district.
Sapper Stephan John Stock 12 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment from Edmonton, Alberta
August 20, 2008
Sapper
Stephan John Stock was one of three soldiers killed by an improvised
explosive device (IED) near their vehicle while on patrol on highway 1
in Zharey district.
Master Corporal Erin Doyle 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Edmonton, Alberta
August 11, 2008
Master
Corporal Erin Doyle 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light
Infantry, based in Edmonton was killed while protecting their combat
outpost when insurgents attacked them with rocket propelled grenades
and small arms fire.
Master Corporal Joshua Brian Roberts 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in Shilo, Manitoba
August 9, 2008
Master
Corporal Joshua Brian Roberts 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry, based in Shilo, Manitoba was killed in a fire
fight skirmish involving coalition forces, insurgents and a private
firm that provides armed escorts for civilian convoys
Corporal James (Jim) Hayward Arnal 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in Shilo, Manitoba
July 18, 2008
Corporal
James (Jim) Hayward Arnal 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian
Light Infantry, based in Shilo, Manitoba was killed just before
midnight Kandahar time. The soldier was killed by an Improvised
Explosive Device while on a foot patrol in Panjwayi District.
Private Colin William Wilmot, 2nd Battalion, PPLI, 1 Field Ambulance, Edmonton, Alberta.
July 5, 2008
Private
Colin William Wilmot, 2nd Battalion, PPLI, 1 Field Ambulance succumbed
to his injuries by a road side bomb detonated near a dismounted
security patrol in Panjwayi District.
Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey, Military Police, Dundurn, Saskatchewan
July 4, 2008
Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey was found dead in an accommodation room
in the Theatre Support Element compound in the Gulf region. Exact
cause is not know at this time.
Captain Jonathan (Jon) Sutherland Snyder 1st Battalion, PPCLI, Edmonton, Alberta
June 7, 2008
Cpt.
Jonathan Snyder was killed June 9:00 pm., Kandahar time. The soldier
was killed after falling into a well while conducting a security patrol
in Zhari District.
Captain Richard (Steve) Leary of the 2nd Battalion, PPCLI, from Shilo, Manitoba
June 3, 2008
Cpt. Richard (Steve) Leary was killed today at approximately 9:30 a.m.,
Kandahar time. The Canadian soldier was killed by direct fire when a
joint Afghan-Canadian dismounted security patrol came under small arms
fire from insurgents in the Panjwayi District.
Corporal Michael Starker, of 15 Field Ambulance
May 6, 2008
Corporal
Michael Starker, of 15 Field Ambulance was killed in combat when he
came under fire while on Patrol in Afghanistan. One other soldier was
injured.
Private Terry John Street, 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
April 04, 2008
Private
Terry John Street, from 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian
Light Infantry was killed today when his armoured vehicle struck a
suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
Sergeant Jason Boyes, 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (2 PPCLI), Shilo, Manitoba.
March 16, 2008
Sergeant Jason Boyes was killed today by an explosive deviceat
approximately 8:20 p.m. Kandahar time while participating in a joint
Afghan-Canadian foot patrol in the Zangabad region, in the District of
Panjwayi, approximately 35 km South-West of Kandahar City.
Bombardier Jérémie Ouellet,1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Shilo, Manitoba.
March 11, 2008
At approximately 2:15 pm today Kandahar time, a Canadian soldier was found dead in an accommodation room, at Kandahar Airfield.
Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze, Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Edmonton, Alberta
March 2, 2008
At approximately 3:45 p.m. Kandahar time on March 2, Trooper Hayakaze
was killed when his armoured vehicle hit a suspected Improvised
Explosive Device (IED) in the Mushan region, located in the District of
Panjawayi, 45 km West of Kandahar City.
Sapper Étienne Gonthier, 5th Combat Engineer Regiment, Valcartier Québec
January 23, 2008
Sapper Étienne Gonthier, Age 21, 5th Combat Engineer Regiment,
Valcartier Québec who was part of a convoy was killed when the armoured
vehicle he was in struck a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
Trooper Richard Renaud 12e Régiment blindé du Canada
January 15, 2008
Trooper Richard Renaud, age 26, from Alma Quebec was killed in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. He was a member of the Valcartier-based 12e Régiment blindé du Canada, which can be informally translated as the 12th Canadian Armoured Regiment.
Corporal Éric Labbé, 2nd Bataillon, Royal 22nd Régiment, Valcartier Québec
January 6, 2008
Éric Labbé, age 31, was killed
at approximately 6:30 p.m. Kandahar time on January 6, when their
Light Armoured Vehicle rolled over, during a tactical move across
difficult terrain.
Warrant Officer Hani Massouh, 2nd Bataillon, Royal 22nd Régiment, Valcartier, Québec
January 6, 2008
Hani Massouh, age 41, was killed
at approximately 6:30 p.m. Kandahar time on January 6, when their
Light Armoured Vehicle rolled over, during a tactical move across
difficult terrain.
Gunner Jonathan Dion, 5 Régiment d'Artillerie légère du Canada, based in Valcartier, Québec
December 30, 2007
OTTAWA - At approximately 9:10 a.m. local time (in Kandahar), Gunner
Jonathan Dion was killed when the Armoured Vehicle he was in struck a
suspected Improvised Explosive Device. Four other Canadian soldiers
were also injured. The incident occurred during a routine patrol,
approximately 20 km West of Kandahar city, in the Zharey District.
Helicopters were used to evacuate the soldiers to the Multinational
Medical Unit at Kandahar Airfield. The wounded soldiers are in stable
condition and have contacted their families.
Master Corporal Nicolas Raymond Beauchamp, age 28, 5e Ambulance de campagne, based out of Valcartier, Québec.
November 17, 2007
OTTAWA - Two
Canadian soldiers, and one Afghan interpreter were killed at
approximately 12:00 a.m. Kandahar time on 17 November, 2007 when their
Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV III) struck a suspected Improvised
Explosive Device approximately 40 km West of Kandahar city in the
vicinity of Ma’sum Ghar.
Corporal Nathan Hornburg Reserve soldier, King's Own Calgary Regiment, Calgary, Alberta
November 17, 2007
OTTAWA - Two Canadian soldiers, and
one Afghan interpreter were killed at approximately 12:00 a.m.
Kandahar time on 17 November, 2007 when their Light Armoured Vehicle
(LAV III) struck a suspected Improvised Explosive Device approximately
40 km West of Kandahar city in the vicinity of Ma’sum Ghar.
Private Michel Jr. Lévesque, age 25, 3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment, based out of Valcartier, Québec.
November 17, 2007
OTTAWA - Two Canadian soldiers, and
one Afghan interpreter were killed at approximately 12:00 a.m.
Kandahar time on 17 November, 2007 when their Light Armoured Vehicle
(LAV III) struck a suspected Improvised Explosive Device approximately
40 km West of Kandahar city in the vicinity of Ma’sum Ghar.
Major Raymond Ruckpaul, NATO Allied Land Component Command
August 29, 2007
OTTAWA - Major Raymond Ruckpaul,
NATO Allied Land Component Command 42, died after being found wounded
in his room at the headquarters of the International Security Assistance
Force in the Afghan capital.
Master Corporal Christian Duchene, 5e Ambulance de campagne, based out of Valcartier, Quebec
August 22, 2007
OTTAWA - Master Warrant Officer
Mario Mercier was killed at approximately 6:19 p.m. Kandahar time today
when their Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV III) struck a suspected mine
approximately 50 kms West of Kandahar City.
Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier, 2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment, based out of Valcartier, Québec
August 22, 2007
OTTAWA - Master Warrant Officer
Mario Mercier was killed at approximately 6:19 p.m. Kandahar time today
when their Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV III) struck a suspected mine
approximately 50 kms West of Kandahar City.
Private Simon Longtin of the 3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment, based out of Valcartier, Québec..
August 19 2007
OTTAWA - Pte Longtin
succumbed to his injuries after his LAV III struck an Improvised
Explosive Device (IED) roughly 1:41 am Kandahar time, approximately 20
kms West of Kandahar City. At the time of the incident, the Canadian
convoy was returning from a Forward Operating Base following a
re-supply mission from Kandahar Airfield.
MCpl Colin Bason, a reservist from The Royal Westminster Regiment based out of New West Minster, B.C.
July 4 2007
OTTAWA - MCpl Colin Bason, a
reservist from The Royal Westminster Regiment was killed on 4 July,
2007 along with 5 other CF members and one Afghan interpreter, when the
vehicle they were traveling in struck an improvised explosive device,
approximately 20km south-west of Kandahar City. RWMR is based out of
New West Minster, B.C.
Captain Matthew Johnathan Dawe, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Edmonton.
July 4 2007
OTTAWA – Captain Matthew
Johnathan Dawe, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light
Infantry was killed on 4 July, 2007 along with 5 other CF members and
one Afghan interpreter, when the vehicle they were traveling in struck
an improvised explosive device, approximately 20km south-west of
Kandahar City. 3 PPCLI is based out of Edmonton, Alberta.
Cpl Cole Bartsch, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Edmonton.
July 4 2007
OTTAWA – Cpl Cole Bartsch,
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry was killed
on 4 July, 2007 along with 5 other CF members and one Afghan
interpreter, when the vehicle they were traveling in struck an
improvised explosive device, approximately 20km south-west of Kandahar
City. 3 PPCLI is based out of Edmonton, Alberta.
Private Lane Watkins, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (3 PPCLI) from CFB Edmonton.
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OTTAWA – Private Lane
Watkins was killed on 4 July, 2007 along with 5 other CF members and one
Afghan interpreter, when the vehicle they were traveling in struck an
improvised explosive device, approximately 20km south-west of Kandahar
City. Pte Watkins was a member of 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia"s
Canadian Light Infantry, 3 PPCLI, based out of Edmonton.
Cpl Jordan Anderson, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (3 PPCLI) from CFB Edmonton.
July 4 2007
OTTAWA – Cpl Jordan
Anderson, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry was
killed on 4 July, 2007 along with 5 other CF members and one Afghan
interpreter, when the vehicle they were traveling in struck an
improvised explosive device, approximately 20km south-west of Kandahar
City. 3 PPCLI is based out of Edmonton, Alberta.
July 4 2007
OTTAWA – Captain Jefferson
Francis of 1 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery(1 RCHA), was killed on 4
July, 2007 along with 5 other CF members and one Afghan interpreter,
when the vehicle they were traveling in struck an improvised explosive
device, approximately 20km south-west of Kandahar City. 1 RCHA is based
out of Shilo, Manitoba.
Sergeant Christos Karigiannis,
Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light
Infantry (3 PPCLI) from CFB Edmonton.
June 20, 2007
OTTAWA – Sergeant Christos Karigiannis was killed
when the vehicle he was traveling in struck an improvised explosive
device on the main road, approximately 6 km west of Forward Operating
Base Sperwan-Gar. The incident occurred while the soldiers were
conducting resupply operations between checkpoints.
Private Vincent Wiebe, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (3 PPCLI) from CFB Edmonton.
June 20, 2007
OTTAWA – Private Vincent Wiebe was killed
when the vehicle he was traveling in struck an improvised explosive
device on the main road, approximately 6 km west of Forward Operating
Base Sperwan-Gar. The incident occurred while the soldiers were
conducting resupply operations between checkpoints.
Corporal Stephen Frederick
Bouzane, Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian
Light Infantry (3 PPCLI) from CFB Edmonton.
June 20, 2007
OTTAWA – Corporal Stephen Frederick Bouzane was killed
when the vehicle he was traveling in struck an improvised explosive
device on the main road, approximately 6 km west of Forward Operating
Base Sperwan-Gar. The incident occurred while the soldiers were
conducting resupply operations between checkpoints.
Trooper Darryl Caswell of The Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD), 25, based at Petawawa, Ont.
June 11, 2007
OTTAWA – Trooper Darryl
Caswell (Bomanville) was killed today when a roadside bomb detonated
near the vehicle he was traveling in, about 40 km north of Kandahar
City. The incident occurred at approximately 6:25 p.m. Kandahar time
(10:05 a.m. EST).
Master Corporal Darrell Jason Priede from Gagetown, NB
May 31, 2007
OTTAWA – Master Corporal
Darrell Jason Priede, a military Imagery Technician serving with the
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Regional Command (South)
Headquarters at Kandahar Airfield, was killed when the helicopter in
which he was a passenger went down at approximately 9 p.m. Kandahar
time on 30 May, near the town of Kajaki, Helmand Province, about 95 kms
northwest of Kandahar City. Master Corporal Priede was a member of the
Army News Team from 3 Area Support Group, based at Canadian Forces
Base Gagetown, New Brunswick.
Corporal Matthew McCully, (CP/HO/Canadian Armed Forces), 25, from Orangeville, Ontario
May 25, 2007
A Canadian soldier who died in Afghanistan on May 25, 2007 has been
identified. Corporal Matthew McCully, 25, from Petawawa, Ontario, was
killed in IED attack. He was a signaler and communications specialist
working, like 70 other Canadian troops in the Operational Mentoring and
Liaison Team, with soldiers of the Afghan National Army. An Afghan
interpreter was slightly injured in the blast.
Master-Corporal Anthony Klumpenhouwer, 25, from Listowel, Ontario
April 18, 2007
A Canadian soldier who died in Afghanistan on April 18th has been
identified. Master-Corporal Anthony Klumpenhouwer, 25, from Listowel,
Ontario, was killed in an accident. The communications technician was
working on a tower when the accident occurred. Go to Memorial
Trooper Patrick James Pentland, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, based in Petawawa, Ont
April 11, 2007
On the eve of six killed April 8,
2007 coming home Trooper Patrick James Pentland was killed when his
vehicle was bombed by an road side IED during heavy fighting with the
Taliban resistance. Three other CF soldiers were, one seriously, as a result of this attack. Go to Memorial
Master Corporal Allan Stewart, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, based in Petawawa, Ont.
April 11, 2007
On the eve of six killed April 8,
2007 coming home Master Corporal Allan Stewart was killed when his
vehicle was bombed by an road side IED during heavy fighting with the
Taliban resistance. Three other CF soldiers were, one seriously, as a result of this attack. Go to Memorial
Sgt. Donald Lucas, 31, of Burton, N.B. (but raised in St. John's). 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
April 8, 2007
Donald Lucas one of the six
Canadian soldiers were killed and two of their comrades were injured
today in Afghanistan after a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle.
The incident occurred at approximately 13:30 hrs Kandahar time, west
of Kandahar City. Go to Memorial
Pte. Kevin Vincent Kennedy, 20, of St. Lawrence, N.L. 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
April 8, 2007
Kevin Kennedy one of six Canadian
soldiers were killed and two of their comrades were injured today in
Afghanistan after a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle. The
incident occurred at approximately 13:30 hrs Kandahar time, west of
Kandahar City. Go to Memorial
Cpl. Aaron E. Williams, 23, of Lincoln, N.B. 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
April 8, 2007
Aaron Williams one of Six Canadian
soldiers were killed and two of their comrades were injured today in
Afghanistan after a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle. The
incident occurred at approximately 13:30 hrs Kandahar time, west of
Kandahar City. Go to Memorial
Pte. David Robert Greenslade, 20, of Saint John, N.B. 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
April 8, 2007
David Greenslade one of six
Canadian soldiers were killed and two of their comrades were injured
today in Afghanistan after a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle.
The incident occurred at approximately 13:30 hrs Kandahar time, west
of Kandahar City. Go to Memorial
Cpl. Brent Poland, 37, of Camlachie, Ont. 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
April 8, 2007
Six Canadian soldiers were killed
and two of their comrades were injured today in Afghanistan after a
roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle. The incident occurred at
approximately 13:30 hrs Kandahar time, west of Kandahar City. Go to Memorial
Master Cpl. Christopher Paul Stannix, 24, of Dartmouth, N.S. reservist with the Princess Louise Fusiliers, Halifax
April 8, 2007
Christopher Stannix one of six
Canadian soldiers were killed and two of their comrades were injured
today in Afghanistan after a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle.
The incident occurred at approximately 13:30 hrs Kandahar time, west
of Kandahar City. Stannix was promoted in the field to Master Corporal
in Afghanistan Go to Memorial
Corporal Kevin Megeney, Reserve -1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders
March 6, 2007.
Canadian soldier Corporal Kevin Megeney, Reserve -1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders
was killed by accidental friendly fire on Tuesday March 7, 2007 The
accident took place in the compounds of a non war area in Afghanistan.
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Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion
November 27, 2006.
Canadian soldier Chief Warrant
Officer Robert Girouard, the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st
Battalion was killed by suicide attack on Monday November 27, 2006 A
suicide car bomber struck a military convoy near the southern Afghan
city of Kandahar Go to Memorial
Cpl. Albert Storm from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group
November 27, 2006.
Canadian soldier Cpl. Albert Storm from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group
was killed by suicide attack on Monday November 27, 2006 A suicide car
bomber struck a military convoy near the southern Afghan city of
Kandahar.
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Sgt. Darcy Tedford, 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Oct. 14, 2006.
Sgt. Darcy Tedford was killed on
October 14 when his unit was ambushed near the new Panjwayi development
road, 25km West of Kandahar City.
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Pte. Blake Williamson, 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Oct. 14, 2006.
Pte Blake Williamson was killed on
October 14 when his unit was ambushed near the new Panjwayi development
road, 25km West of Kandahar City.
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Trooper Mark Wilson, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Petawawa, Ontario
Oct. 7, 2006.
Trp. Mark Wilson was killed on
October 7 when the RG-31 he was traveling in was hit by an improvised
explosive device (IED) in the Panjwayi area, approximately 25 km west
of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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Cpl Robert Mitchell, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Petawawa, Ontario
Oct. 3, 2006.
Cpl Robert Mitchell
was killed October 3, 2006 in clashes with the Taliban. Mitchell was
one of two Canadian Armed Forces trooper to die during the intense
fighting this day in Afghanistan.
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Sgt Craig Gillam, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Petawawa, Ontario
Oct 3, 2006.
Sgt. Craig Gillam was killed
October 3, 2006 in clashes with the Taliban. Gillam was one of two
Canadian Armed Forces trooper to die during the intense fighting this
day in Afghanistan.
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Pte. Josh Klukie, 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Sep.29, 2006.
Canadian
soldier Pte. Josh Klukie was killed by an improvised explosive device,
while he was conducting a foot patrol in the Panjwayi district,
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
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Cpl Glen Arnold, 2 Field Ambulance, CFB Petawawa, Ont
Sep.18, 2006.
Cpl Glen Arnold, a member of 2
Field Ambulance, was killed Sept 18, 2006 by a suicide bomber during a
foot patrol in Afghanistan.
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Cpl. Shane Keating, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Sep.18, 2006.
Corporal Shane Keating of 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry was killed on Sept 18, 2006 by a suicide bomber who attacked his patrol in Afghanistan..Go to Memorial
Cpl. Keith Morley, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from Shilo, Man
Sep.18, 2006.
Corporal Keith Morley, of 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry was killed on Sept 18, 2006 by a suicide bomber who attacked his patrol in Afghanistan.
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Pte. David Byers, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Sep.18, 2006.
Pte David Byers, a member of 2 PPCLI was killed on Sept 18, 2006 by a suicide bomber who attacked his patrol in Afghanistan.
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Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, Petawawa
Sep.3, 2006.
Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan was killed on Sunday, Sept. 3 fighting against Taliban insurgents west of Kandahar City.Go to Memorial
Pte. Mark Anthony Graham, 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Sep. 3, 2006. Pte.
Mark Anthony Graham, a member of 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian
Regiment, based in Petawawa, Ont., was killed on Monday, Sept. 4, about
15 kilometres west of Kandahar City as Canadian troops participating in
Operation Medusa were mistakenly strafed by a U.S. warplane.Go to Memorial
Private William Jonathan James Cushley, 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
Sep. 3, 2006.
Private William Jonathan James Cushley was killed in Afghanistan on September 3, 2006.Go to Memorial
Sergeant Shane Stachnik, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment
Sep. 3, 2006.
Sergeant
Shane Stachnik was killed while fighting Taliban insurgents in an
operation whose roots trace back to the New York and Washington terror
attacks.Go to Memorial
Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, 1st Batallion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Sep. 3, 2006.
Aug. 22, 2006.
Cpl. David Braun was killed in a suicide attack on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.Go to Memorial
Cpl. Andrew James Eykelenboom, 1st Field Ambulance, CFB Edmonton
Aug. 11, 2006.
Cpl. Andrew
James Eykelenboom, a Canadian Forces medic with One Field Ambulance
based in Edmonton, was killed Friday in a suicide attack near Spin
Boldak, about 100 kilometres south of Kandahar.
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Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Aug. 9, 2006. 06:51 AM
Master Cpl.
Jeffrey Scott Walsh died in Afghanistan Aug 9, His death came just six
days after he was re-deployed to the country for his second tour of
duty.
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Master Corporal Raymond Arndt, Loyal Edmonton Regiment
Aug. 5, 2006.
Master Corporal Raymond Arndt of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment died in a vehicle accident south east of Kandahar August 5, 2006.Go to Memorial
Cpl. Christopher Jonathan Reid, 1st Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Aug. 3, 2006.
Cpl.
Christopher Jonathan Reid, of 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry, was killed Aug. 3 near Kandahar by a roadside
bomb.Go to Memorial
Sgt. Vaughn Ingram, First Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Aug. 3, 2006.
Sgt. Vaughn Ingram of the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry died in Afghanistan on Aug. 3, 2006.Go to Memorial
Cpl. Bryce Jeffrey Keller, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Aug. 3, 2006.
Cpl. Bryce Jeffrey Keller of the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry died in Afghanistan Aug. 3.Go to Memorial
Private Kevin Dallaire, 1st Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Aug. 3, 2006.
Private
Kevin Dallaire of the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light
Infantry was killed August 3, 2006 near the village of Pashmul,
southwest of Kandahar City, Afghanistan.Go to Memorial
Corporal Francisco Gomez
July 22, 2006.
Corporal
Francisco Gomez of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
based in Edmonton was one of two Canadian soldiers killed in
Afghanistan on July 22, 2006.Go to Memorial
Corporal Jason Patrick Warren, Montreal's The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
July 22, 2006.
Corporal Jason
Patrick Warren of The Black Watch in Montreal was one of two Canadian
soldiers killed in Afghanistan on July 22, 2006.Go to Memorial
Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca, 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
July 9, 2006.
Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca was killed during an engagement with the Taliban near Kandahar on the morning of July 9th.Go to Memorial
Capt. Nichola Goddard, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
May. 17, 2006.
Goddard,
a 26-year-old officer with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, was
killed while serving as a forward observer, ready to bring down gunfire
in support of the infantry. She was Canada’s first female fighting
soldier to die by enemy fire.Go to Memorial
Cpl. Randy Payne, CFB/ASU Wainwright Military Police (MP) Platoon in Wainwright
April 22, 2006.
Payne, 32, was killed in Afghanistan April 22 with three other soldiers when a roadside bomb exploded next to their vehicle.Go to Memorial
Corporal Matthew David James Dinning, 2 Mechanized Brigade Group in Petawawa
Apr. 22, 2006.
Dyer was killed in Afghanistan April 22 with three other soldiers when a roadside bomb exploded next to their vehicle.
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Lieutenant William Turner, Canadian Armed Forces Reserves
Apr. 22, 2006.
Lieutenant
William Turner was killed in Afghanistan April 22 with three other
soldiers when a roadside bomb exploded next to their vehicle.
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Go to Memorial
Bombardier Myles Mansell, Canadian Armed Forces Reserves
Apr. 22, 2006.
Bombardier
Myles Mansell was killed in Afghanistan April 22 with three other
soldiers when a roadside bomb exploded next to their vehicle.Go to Memorial
Pte. Robert Costall, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Edmonton
Mar. 28, 2006.
Canadian soldier Robert Costall was killed in a firefight with Taliban insurgents near Kandahar on March 28th.Go to Memorial
Cpl. Paul Davis, 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Mar. 2, 2006.
Corporal
Paul Davis, a Canadian soldier from Bridgewater, N.S., serving with
the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (2
PPCLI) in Kandahar, was killed March 2 when the light armoured vehicle
collided with a civilian taxi and then rolled over after hitting a
ditch on the side of the road.Go to Memorial
Master-Corporal Timothy Wilson, Second Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Mar. 4, 2006.
Master-Corporal Timothy Wilson, of Grande Prairie, Alberta, who was seriously injured in the March 2 vehicle accident in Kandahar, Afghanistan, died at a U.S.-run hospital in Landstuhl, Germany early Sunday March 5, 2006.Go to Memorial
Master-Corporal Timothy Wilson, of Grande Prairie, Alberta, who was seriously injured in the March 2 vehicle accident in Kandahar, Afghanistan, died at a U.S.-run hospital in Landstuhl, Germany early Sunday March 5, 2006.Go to Memorial
Canadian diplomat Glyn Berry
Jan. 15, 2006.
Canadian
diplomat Glyn Berry, a political director posted with the provincial
reconstruction team in Afghanistan, was killed near Kandahar in an
apparent suicide bombing on Sunday, January 15Go to Memorial
Private Braun Scott Woodfield
Nov. 24, 2005.
Private
Braun Scott Woodfield of Victoria, B.C., shown in a August 26, 2005
photo in Kabul, Afghanistan was killed Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005 and four
others injured when their armoured vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan.Go to Memorial
Cpl. Jamie Murphy, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment
Jan. 27, 2004. 03:44 PM
Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy, killed in Kabul Jan. 27 in a suicide attack
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Sgt. Robert Short, Royal Canadian Regiment, 3rd Battalion
Oct. 2, 2003. 04:53 PM
Sgt. Robert Short, 42, was killed Oct. 2, 2003 when his jeep hit a land mine or buried shell near the capital, Kabul.Go to Memorial
Cpl. Robbie Beerenfenger, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Ottawa
Oct. 2, 2003.
Cpl. Robbie Beerenfenger, 29, was killed Oct. 2, 2003 when his jeep hit a land mine or buried shell near the capital, Kabul.Go to Memorial
Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Light Infantry of Edmonton
Apr. 17, 2002.
Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Light Infantry of Edmonton is seen in this undated file photo.Go to Memorial
Sgt. Marc Leger, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Pte. Richard Green, A Company, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Pte. Nathan Lloyd Smith, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia Light Infantry
Apr. 17, 2002. 04:21 PMPte. Nathan Lloyd Smith, died April 17, 2002 under friendly fire.Go to Memorial
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