Posted on 09/17/2009 4:14:23 PM PDT by fanfan
131st Canadian to die is killed in IED explosion outside Kandahar
KANDAHAR–The ever-present perils of the Panjwaii claimed the life of another young Canadian soldier today when his armoured vehicle struck a roadside bomb while returning from a mission to root out Taliban command centres and weapons caches.
Pte. Jonathan Couturier, 23, a member of 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Regiment, based in Valcartier, Que., was killed when his vehicle detonated an improvised explosive device some 25 kilometres southwest of Kandahar city.
The tragedy makes Couturier the 131st Canadian soldier to die as part of the Afghan mission since it began in 2002. Eleven others who suffered minor injuries in the blast were treated at the Role 3 Hospital at Kandahar Airfield and have since returned to duty.
(Excerpt) Read more at thestar.com ...
bless him and his family....
Sincerest condolences and thanks.
Pte. Jonathan Couturier, 23, has been identified as the victim of an IED strike southwest of Kandahar city on Sept. 17, 2009.
FReepers know that there is no border, where soldiers from either country are concerned.
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