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Canadian soldier killedBy R
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CP) - Another Canadian soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan - the 67th since the military mission began in 2002.
The 23-year-old member of the Royal 22nd Regiment - the Van Doos - was killed early today when when his LAV light armoured vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb.
The solider and his unit were on convoy escort duty when the bomb detonated west of Kandahar city, five kilometres east of the volatile village of Masum Ghar.
The solider's name is not being immediately released at the request of family.
The death is the first Canadian fatality in Afghanistan since July 4, when five soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb while travelling in a light armoured vehicle just west of Kandahar.
Prayers up from DownUnder NZ!
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Kathy, Star and Alpha: by way of context to this ping.
I dunno if I mentioned that even tho’ I am a Kiwi now, I was born and bred in BC Canada and learned all the finer things about Patriotism and what it meant to be Free during my formative years growing up breathing the pure and free air in the back woods of My Home and Native Land, whose passport I still carry.
I will be buried in NZ when I die as a Kiwi, but I will always also be a Canadian, and a part of Canada will be buried with me on NZ soil when that happens — hopefully a very long time from now! (Dual citizenship is probably an odd concept in the US, but it is a very strong concept in Canada).
Anyrate, my ties to Canada are very strong even after all these years, and I grieve for the loss of this brave Canadian soldier. Canada has sent Her best to fight the War against Terror.
Please join me in prayer for this Canadian hero, and for his family.
*DieHard*