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Friday, June 3, 2011
Another Canadian Soldier Dies . . .
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It is again with great sadness that I must post the name of yet another Canadian soldier who lost his life while serving his country in Afghanistan.
On May 11, 2011, Bombardier Karl Manning became the 156th Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan and the second to be killed in 2011. His body was found Friday at a forward operating base by fellow comrades. An investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding his death, foul play and enemy action have been ruled out. It appears that Bombardier Manning may have taken his own life, and this just adds to the tragedy. May he find the peace in death that he could not find in life.
156. May 29, 2011 - Bombardier Karl Manning, age 31, 5e Regiment d'artillerie legere du Canada, his remains were discovered by fellow comrades at a forward operating base.
On May 11, 2011, Bombardier Karl Manning became the 156th Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan and the second to be killed in 2011. His body was found Friday at a forward operating base by fellow comrades. An investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding his death, foul play and enemy action have been ruled out. It appears that Bombardier Manning may have taken his own life, and this just adds to the tragedy. May he find the peace in death that he could not find in life.
156. May 29, 2011 - Bombardier Karl Manning, age 31, 5e Regiment d'artillerie legere du Canada, his remains were discovered by fellow comrades at a forward operating base.
Monday, May 9, 2011
With Friends Like This . . .
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They say that the dog is Man’s Best Friend. I would like to meet “they” and give “them” a piece of my mind. All be it s small piece because there is not a lot to spare. Maybe “they” never had a dog like my daughter-in-law’s, Tucker.
On this past Sunday, my wife Caroline thought it would be nice to take our dog to the off leash park and let her. No problem, we have done this countless times before with no problems. My son decided his family would come along as well, and bring Tucker.
Now Tucker is a nice dog, as far as dogs go. In the house, he is very well behaved and usually does what he is told the first time, almost always by the second. Outside however, things are a little different. He is still well behaved, but refuses to come when called. At least until he decides it’s time (usually hours later). This has resulted in him being restrained whenever he is outside.
The plan was to leave Tucker on-leash at the park to see how well he would respond. You See, Tucker suffers from on-leash aggression around other dogs. For the most part he is over the worse part of it. Now he whines and whimpers, and occasionally jumps when on-leash around other dogs. Off-leash he gets along fine with other dogs.
Shortly after getting there, he seemed to be doing very well so my daughter-in-law Casey let him go. Tucker had a great time running free and we had no issues with other dogs. In fact, he all but ignored most of them.
After an hour or so, we were ready to go. Tucker was not. After 2.5 hours of waiting for him to come to us, I cornered him. I dove at him in an attempt to grab him. He ran, I missed and landed with a thud on the ground with my arm over my head. I had a terrible pain in my shoulder and was unable to move at first. I thought it might have been dislocated, but after a few minutes I realized it was not. I suffered ‘road rash’ from my chest to my hip from landing on the wood chippings they laid down in the park. My chest hurts from landing so hard and it hurts to take a deep breath. The good news is I didn’t whack my head – would hate to add to the number of concussion related injuries in sports. Oh wait, dog catching isn’t a sport.
Anyway, Casey caught the dog about 15 minutes after my failed attempt. By then he was more than willing to go quietly. Spent the rest the of the night uncomfortable and in pain. It’s real hard making a Mother’s Day dinner with only one useful arm. LOL.
And forget about sleeping! I would get to where my shoulder did not hurt, but then my ribs would. I changed positions and my chest was fine, but the road rash would hurt. Another move and my shoulder would hurt again.
I’ll tell you, I do not need anymore “friends” like that. I can find my own ways of getting hurt.
On this past Sunday, my wife Caroline thought it would be nice to take our dog to the off leash park and let her. No problem, we have done this countless times before with no problems. My son decided his family would come along as well, and bring Tucker.
Now Tucker is a nice dog, as far as dogs go. In the house, he is very well behaved and usually does what he is told the first time, almost always by the second. Outside however, things are a little different. He is still well behaved, but refuses to come when called. At least until he decides it’s time (usually hours later). This has resulted in him being restrained whenever he is outside.
The plan was to leave Tucker on-leash at the park to see how well he would respond. You See, Tucker suffers from on-leash aggression around other dogs. For the most part he is over the worse part of it. Now he whines and whimpers, and occasionally jumps when on-leash around other dogs. Off-leash he gets along fine with other dogs.
Shortly after getting there, he seemed to be doing very well so my daughter-in-law Casey let him go. Tucker had a great time running free and we had no issues with other dogs. In fact, he all but ignored most of them.
After an hour or so, we were ready to go. Tucker was not. After 2.5 hours of waiting for him to come to us, I cornered him. I dove at him in an attempt to grab him. He ran, I missed and landed with a thud on the ground with my arm over my head. I had a terrible pain in my shoulder and was unable to move at first. I thought it might have been dislocated, but after a few minutes I realized it was not. I suffered ‘road rash’ from my chest to my hip from landing on the wood chippings they laid down in the park. My chest hurts from landing so hard and it hurts to take a deep breath. The good news is I didn’t whack my head – would hate to add to the number of concussion related injuries in sports. Oh wait, dog catching isn’t a sport.
Anyway, Casey caught the dog about 15 minutes after my failed attempt. By then he was more than willing to go quietly. Spent the rest the of the night uncomfortable and in pain. It’s real hard making a Mother’s Day dinner with only one useful arm. LOL.
And forget about sleeping! I would get to where my shoulder did not hurt, but then my ribs would. I changed positions and my chest was fine, but the road rash would hurt. Another move and my shoulder would hurt again.
I’ll tell you, I do not need anymore “friends” like that. I can find my own ways of getting hurt.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Afghanistan Casualty Update
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It has been a year since I updated the list of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Unfortunately they have continued and it is time for me to show my respect and add the names of the very brave men and women who serve this great country by laying their lives on the line. Please take a moment while you read this list and reflect on what it means to you to be called a Canadian.
140. February 12, 2010 - Corporal Joshua Caleb Baker, age 24, Loyal Edmonton Regiment, died during a weapon training accident.
141. February 10, 2010 – Captain Frank Paul, age 53, 28th Field Ambulance, 3rd Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, married, two children, died of a stroke.
142. March 20, 2010 – Corporal Darren James Fitzpatrick, age 21, 3rd Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol.
143. April 11, 2010 – Private Tyler William Todd, age 26, 1st Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol.
144. May 3, 2010 – Petty Officer 2nd Class Douglas Craig Blake, age 37, Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic, married, 2 children, killed by an improvised explosive device. Petty Office Blake was an explosive ordinance operator.
145. May 13, 2010 – Private Kevin McKay, age 24, 1st Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol.
146. May 18, 2010 – Colonel Geoff Parker, age 42, Royal Canadian Regiment, married, two children, killed when a suspected Taliban drove a car full of explosives into a NATO convoy.
147. May 24, 2010 – Trooper Larry Rudd, age 26, Royal Canadian Dragoons, killed by an improvised explosive during a re-supply mission.
148. June 6, 2010 – Sergeant Martin Goudreault, age 35, 1sy Combat Engineer Regiment, killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol.
149. June 21, 2010 – Sergeant James Patrick MacNeil, age 28, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, engaged, killed by an improvised explosive device while dismounting his armour vehicle.
150. June 26, 2010 - Master Corporal Kristal Giessebrecht, age 34, 1st Canadian Field Hospital, married, killed when her vehicle denoted an improvised explosive device.
151. June 26, 2010 – Private Andrew Miller, age 21, 2nd Field Ambulance, when his vehicle denoted an improvised explosive device.
152. July 20, 2010 – Sapper Brian Collier, age 24, 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, killed by an improvised explosive device after dismounting his armoured vehicle.
153. August 30, 2010 – Corporal Brian Pinksen, age 20, 2nd Battalion Newfoundland Regiment, died of wounds inflicted by an improvised explosive device.
154. December 18, 2010 – Corporal Steve Martin, age 24, 3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment, killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol.
155. March 27, 2011 – Corporal Yannick Scherrer, age 24, Royal 22e Regiment, killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol.
140. February 12, 2010 - Corporal Joshua Caleb Baker, age 24, Loyal Edmonton Regiment, died during a weapon training accident.
141. February 10, 2010 – Captain Frank Paul, age 53, 28th Field Ambulance, 3rd Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, married, two children, died of a stroke.
142. March 20, 2010 – Corporal Darren James Fitzpatrick, age 21, 3rd Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol.
143. April 11, 2010 – Private Tyler William Todd, age 26, 1st Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol.
144. May 3, 2010 – Petty Officer 2nd Class Douglas Craig Blake, age 37, Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic, married, 2 children, killed by an improvised explosive device. Petty Office Blake was an explosive ordinance operator.
145. May 13, 2010 – Private Kevin McKay, age 24, 1st Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol.
146. May 18, 2010 – Colonel Geoff Parker, age 42, Royal Canadian Regiment, married, two children, killed when a suspected Taliban drove a car full of explosives into a NATO convoy.
147. May 24, 2010 – Trooper Larry Rudd, age 26, Royal Canadian Dragoons, killed by an improvised explosive during a re-supply mission.
148. June 6, 2010 – Sergeant Martin Goudreault, age 35, 1sy Combat Engineer Regiment, killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol.
149. June 21, 2010 – Sergeant James Patrick MacNeil, age 28, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, engaged, killed by an improvised explosive device while dismounting his armour vehicle.
150. June 26, 2010 - Master Corporal Kristal Giessebrecht, age 34, 1st Canadian Field Hospital, married, killed when her vehicle denoted an improvised explosive device.
151. June 26, 2010 – Private Andrew Miller, age 21, 2nd Field Ambulance, when his vehicle denoted an improvised explosive device.
152. July 20, 2010 – Sapper Brian Collier, age 24, 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, killed by an improvised explosive device after dismounting his armoured vehicle.
153. August 30, 2010 – Corporal Brian Pinksen, age 20, 2nd Battalion Newfoundland Regiment, died of wounds inflicted by an improvised explosive device.
154. December 18, 2010 – Corporal Steve Martin, age 24, 3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment, killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol.
155. March 27, 2011 – Corporal Yannick Scherrer, age 24, Royal 22e Regiment, killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
The Casualties of War Continue to Climb
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139. January 16 2010 - Sergeant John Wayne Faught, age 44, 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, was killed by an improvised explosive device during a dismounted security patrol near the town of Nakhonay in the Panjwayi district.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Yet Another Update on Canadian Casualities in Afghanistan
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It has been almost 4 months since I last posted about Canadian Soldiers dying in Afghanistan. Unfortunately it was not because the death toll had stopped. It is with great saness that I must add nine new names to the list.
130. September 13, 2009: Corporal Patrick Lormand - age 21, Royal 22 Regiment, killed by a roadside that struck his armoured vehicle.
131. September 17, 2009: Private Jonathan Couturier - age 22, Royal 22 Regiment, killed by a roadside blast when the armoured vehicle he was riding in struck an improvised explosive device
132. October 28, 2009: Lieutenant Justin Garrett Boyes - age 26, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, married, one child, killed by an IED in Panjwaii District while leading a foot patrol.
133. October 30, 2009: Sapper Steven Marshall - age 24, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, Killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol in Kandahar.
134. December 23, 2009: Lieutenant Andrew Richard Nuttall - age 30, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol in Kandahar.
135. December 30, 2009: Sergeant George Miok - age 28 ,41 Combat Engineer Regiment, killed when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED in Kandahar city.
136. December 30, 2009: Sergeant Kirk Taylor - age 28 ,Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, killed when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED in Kandahar city.
137. December 30, 2009: Corporal Zachery McCormack - age 28 ,4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED in Kandahar city.
138. December 30, 2009: Private Garrett William Chidley - age 21 ,Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED in Kandahar city.
Although not a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, it is important to note that Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang, 34 was also killed by the roadside blast. Lang became the the first Canadian reporter to be killed during the eight year long war. She leaves behind a fiance.
Rest in Peace.
130. September 13, 2009: Corporal Patrick Lormand - age 21, Royal 22 Regiment, killed by a roadside that struck his armoured vehicle.
131. September 17, 2009: Private Jonathan Couturier - age 22, Royal 22 Regiment, killed by a roadside blast when the armoured vehicle he was riding in struck an improvised explosive device
132. October 28, 2009: Lieutenant Justin Garrett Boyes - age 26, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, married, one child, killed by an IED in Panjwaii District while leading a foot patrol.
133. October 30, 2009: Sapper Steven Marshall - age 24, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, Killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol in Kandahar.
134. December 23, 2009: Lieutenant Andrew Richard Nuttall - age 30, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol in Kandahar.
135. December 30, 2009: Sergeant George Miok - age 28 ,41 Combat Engineer Regiment, killed when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED in Kandahar city.
136. December 30, 2009: Sergeant Kirk Taylor - age 28 ,Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, killed when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED in Kandahar city.
137. December 30, 2009: Corporal Zachery McCormack - age 28 ,4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED in Kandahar city.
138. December 30, 2009: Private Garrett William Chidley - age 21 ,Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an IED in Kandahar city.
Although not a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, it is important to note that Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang, 34 was also killed by the roadside blast. Lang became the the first Canadian reporter to be killed during the eight year long war. She leaves behind a fiance.
Rest in Peace.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Update on Canadian Casualities in Afghanistan
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The deadliest foe facing NATO soldiers travelling the roads of this war-torn nation claimed two more Canadian lives. A powerful roadside bomb blast hit an armoured vehicle that was part of a Canadian convoy on a road southwest of Kandahar, bringing to 129 the total number of Canadian soldiers who have died as part of the Afghan mission since it began in 2002
128. September 6, 2009: Major Yannick Pepin - age 36, 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, engaged, two children, killed by a roadside bomb blast hit his armoured vehicle.
129. September 6, 2009 - Corporal Jean-Francois Drouin, age 21, 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, killed by a roadside bomb blast hit his armoured vehicle.
128. September 6, 2009: Major Yannick Pepin - age 36, 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, engaged, two children, killed by a roadside bomb blast hit his armoured vehicle.
129. September 6, 2009 - Corporal Jean-Francois Drouin, age 21, 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, killed by a roadside bomb blast hit his armoured vehicle.
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