Afghanistan Fatalities
Canada's role in the invasion of Afghanistan as an active combatant in operations against the Taliban and other insurgents has produced the largest number of fatal casualties for any single military mission since the 25th Canadian Brigade served in the Korean War. The impact of these casualties on the Taliban, the Canadian Forces, as well as Canada and Afghanistan continues to evolve and will likely be debated for years to come. Current opinion in Canada is split.
It doesn't matter, though, does it? Soldiers, Sailors, and Airfolk don't deploy because we agree with a mission or because we want to see some part of the world. We deploy because our job is to enforce the foreign policy of Canada. The debate can go on after we go but in the meantime we will do our jobs wherever the mission is and under whatever conditions exist there. We think about our families and miss them when we are off watch and we think about our jobs when we are on because that is the most likely way to get back to them.
I hope I get comments about some of the people here. Where appropriate, I will include the comments in the links to the heros as their stories grow. I especially welcome comments and emails from families of CF people deployed to make you and them more real to those who read these posts.
31 January 2009Sapper Sean David Greenfield (24 Field Engineer Squadron, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment)
7 January 2009
Trooper Brian Richard Good (The Royal Canadian Dragoons)
27 December 2008
Warrant Officer Gaetan Joseph Roberge (2 R22eR), Sergeant Gregory John Krusem (2 Combat Engineer Regiment)
26 December 2008
Private Michael Bruce Freeman (N Company, 3 RCR)
13 December 2008
Corporal Thomas James Hamilton, Private Justin Peter Jones, Private John Michael Roy Curwin (G Company, 2 RCR)
5 December 2008
Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson (1 RCR), Corporal Mark Robert McLaren (1 RCR), Private Demetrios Diplaros (1 RCR)
7 September 2008
Sergeant Prescott (Scott) Shipway (2 PPCLI)
3 September 2008
Corporal Andrew Paul Grenon (2 PPCLI), Corporal Michael James Alexander Seggie (2 PPCLI), Private Chadwick James Horn (2 PPCLI)
21 August 2008
Sergeant Shawn Allan Eades (1 CER), Corporal Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden (1 CER), Sapper Stephan John Stock (1 CER)
Master Cpl Erin Doyle (3 PPCLI)
9 August 2008
Master Corporal Joshua (Josh) Brian Roberts (2 PPCLI)
18 July 2008
Corporal James (Jim) Hayward Arnal (2 PPCLI)
5 July 2008
Private Colin William Wilmot (1 Field Ambulance, Edmonton)
4 July 2008
Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey (17 Wing Detachment Dundurn Military Police)
7 June 2008
Captain Jonathan Snyder (1 PPCLI)
3 June 2008
Captain Richard Leary (2 PPCLI)
6 May 2008
Corporal Michael Starker (15 Field Ambulance)
4 April 2008
Private John Street (2 PPCLI)
16 March 2008
Sergeant Jason Boyes (2 PPCLI)11 March 2008
Bombardier Jérémie Ouellet (Royal Canadian Horse Artillery)
24 January 2008
Corporal Etienne Gonthier (5 Combat Engineer Regiment)
15 January 2008
Trooper Richard Renaud (12e Régiment blindé du Canada)
6 January 2008
Warrant Officer Hani Massouh (2 R22eR), Corporal Eric Labbé (2 R22eR)
30 December 2007
Gunner Jonathan Dion (5 RALC)
17 November 2007
Corporal Nicolas Raymond Beauchamp (5 Field Ambulance), Private Michel Levesque (3 R22eR)
24 September 2007
Corporal Nathan Hornburg (King's Own Calgary Regiment)
29 August 2007
Major Raymond Ruckpaul (NATO Allied Land Component Command Headquarters/Royal Canadian Dragoons)
22 August 2007
Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier (Royal 22e Régiment), Master Corporal Christian Duchesne (5th Field Ambulance)
19 August 2007
Private Simon Longtin (Royal 22e Régiment)
4 July 2007
Captain Matthew Johnathan Dawe, Corporal Jordan Anderson, Corporal Cole Bartsch, Private Lane Watkins (3 PPCLI), Captain Jefferson Francis (1 RCHA), and Master Corporal Colin Bason (Royal Westminster Regiment)
20 June 2007
Sergeant Christos Karigiannis, Corporal Stephen Frederick Bouzane, and Private Joel Vincent Wiebe (3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
11 June 2007
Trooper Darryl Caswell (Royal Canadian Dragoons)
31 May 2007
Master Corporal Darrell Jason Priede (CFB Gagetown)
25 May 2007
Corporal Matthew McCully (2 CMBG Headquarters & Signal Squadron)
18 April 2007
Master Corporal Anthony Klumpenhouwer (Signaller assigned to Canadian Special Operations Forces Command)
11 April 2007
Master Corporal Allan Stewart and Trooper Patrick James Pentland (The Royal Canadian Dragoons)
8 April 2007
Sergeant Donald Lucas, Corporal Aaron E. Williams, Corporal Brent Poland, Private Kevin Vincent Kennedy, and Private David Robert Greenslade (2 RCR) and Corporal Christopher Paul Stannix (Princess Louise Fusiliers)
6 March 2007
Corporal Kevin Megeney (Nova Scotia Highlanders)
27 November 2006
Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard and Corporal Albert Storm (1 RCR)
14 October 2006
Sergeant Darcy Tedford, Private Blake Williamson (1 RCR)
6 October 2006
Trooper (Private) Mark Andrew Wilson (Royal Canadian Dragoons)
3 October 2006
Sergeant Craig Paul Gillam, Corporal Robert Thomas James Mitchell (Royal Canadian Dragoons)
29 September 2006
Private Josh Klukie (1 RCR)
18 September 2006
Corporal Shane Keating, Corporal Keith Morley, Private David Byers (2PPCLI) and Corporal Glen Arnold (2 Field Ambulance)
4 September 2006
Private Mark Anthony Graham (1 RCR)
3 September 2006
Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish , Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan (1 RCR), Sergeant Shane Stachnik , Private William Jonathon James Cushley (2 CER)
22 August 2006
Corporal David Braun (2 PPCLI)
11 August 2006
Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom (1 Fd Amb)
9 August 2006
Master Corporal Jeffrey Scott Walsh (1 PPCLI)
5 August 2006
Master Corporal Raymond Arndt (LER)
3 August 2006
Corporal Christopher Jonathan Reid, Sergeant Vaughn Ingram, Corporal Bryce Jeffrey Keller , Private Kevin Dallaire (1 PPCLI)
22 July 2006
Corporal Francisco Gomez (2 PPCLI), Corporal Jason Patrick Warren (Black Watch)
9 July 2006
Corporal Anthony Boneca (LSSR)
17 May 2006
Captain Nichola Goddard (RCHA)
22 April 2006
Corporal Matthew Dinning, Lieutenant William Turner, Bombardier Myles Mansell (Unknown Unit), Corporal Randy Payne (Wainwright MP Det)
29 March 2006
Private Robert Costall (1 PPCLI)
2 March 2006
Master Corporal Timothy Wilson, Corporal Paul Davis (2 PPCLI)
15 January 2006
Senior Foreign Affairs Officer Glyn Berry (Civilian)
24 November 2005
Private Braun Scott Woodfield (2 RCR)
27 January 2004
Corporal Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger, Corporal Jamie Brendan Murphy (RCR)
2 October 2003
Sergeant Robert Alan Short (3 RCR)
18 April 2002
Sergeant Marc D. Leger, Corporal Ainsworth Dyer, Richard Green , Private Nathan Smith (3 PPCLI)
posted by Willing Foe @ 9/04/2006 06:12:00 p.m.
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