Canadian soldier from Quebec succumbs to wounds suffered in Afghanistan

I found this fitting song composed by MacPhee, Schram, Howe in my files simply entitled "Ode To The Canadian Soldier "and uploaded to imeem. Please give a listen. The lyrics pay tribute to the men and women who are "Fighting for freedom and staying the course. Michaud served as a mentor to his fellow troops and was a model soldier.-Col. Jean Marc Lanthier, commander of the 5th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group A soldier injured last month in Afghanistan has died of his wounds. The soldier was identified as Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud, 28. He was wounded June 23 when he stepped on a mine in the Panjwaii district. Michaud becomes the 122nd Canadian soldier to die during the Afghanistan mission. Master-Corporal Charles-Philippe Michaud is from the 2e Batallion, Royal 22e Regiment based at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, near Quebec City. Peace.

Bomb kills soldier,narrowly killing top commander

I found this fitting song composed by MacPhee, Schram, Howe in my files simply entitled "Ode To The Canadian Soldier "and uploaded to imeem. Please give a listen. The lyrics pay tribute to the men and women who are "Fighting for freedom and staying the course. Corporal Nick Bulger's job was to protect the life of Canada's top commander in Afghanistan, Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance. "IEDs are the tools of cowards," Brig-Gen.Vance Brig.-Gen. Vance's armoured vehicle slipped past a powerful, buried bomb in the restive Zhari district west of Kandahar City. Cpl. Bulger's vehicle, travelling just 15 metres behind, wasn't so lucky: It triggered an explosion that killed the married father of two girls and injured five other members of Brig.-Gen. Vance's security detail. The security unit is comprised mostly of veterans. And while Cpl. Bulger - the 121st Canadian to die in Afghanistan since 2002 - was on his first tour, he'd already made an impression. Bulger was a member of 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton. Peace.