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Media Advisory: Remains of Fallen Soldier Returning Home
DND/Canadian Forces ^ | 2006-08-11 | (media advisory)

Posted on 08/11/2006 2:06:38 PM PDT by Clive

Media Advisory

Remains of Fallen Soldier Returning Home

LFCA MA / SCFT AM 06-14 - August 11, 2006

OTTAWA, Ont. — The remains of Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh, a Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry soldier (based out of Shilo, Manitoba) serving with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, is scheduled to return home to Canada Saturday.

Where:  8 Wing Trenton, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.

When:  Saturday, August 12, 7:30 p.m.

What:  Media are invited to view the arrival, though no interviews will be given.

Present to pay their respects will be The Chief Defence Staff, General Rick Hillier and other dignitaries.

Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh was killed in a weapons related accident.

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Note to the Editor/News Director:

Interested media must contact Capt. Nicole Meszaros, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton Public Affairs Officer, who can be reached at (613) 392-2811 ext. 2041, mobile (613) 391-5233 or at: meszaros.nl@forces.gc.ca.

For flight information, contact the Air Passenger Terminal at 1-800-487-1186.


TOPICS: Canada; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: canadiantroops; gwot; oef; remains; welcomehome

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