Peace to Maj. Yannick Pepin and Cpl. Jean-Francois Drouin

"Vir fortis natus" "Destined Hero" 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. 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. Killed in the explosion were 36-year-old Maj. Yannick Pepin and Cpl. Jean-Francois Drouin, 21 who were hit by the IED explosion around noon local time in the Dand district, southwest of Kandahar city on Sunday. Both men were members of the 5 Combat Engineer Regiment and were stationed in Valcartier, Que. Pepin, the highest ranking member of the Canadian military to die in combat in Afghanistan, was the commander of the last two soldiers killed as part of the mission.