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I had the song "Ode to the Canadian Soldiers" a tribute song for the Canadian Soldiers in Afghanistan uploaded to the now defunct Imeem and inserted into every tribute post to the fallen. In it's place I found the video for the song which was written and recorded by John MacPhee, Paul Schram and Brad Howe was ordered played on armed forces radio in Afghanistan by CDS General Rick Hillier. This is from Brad Howe's Youtube page.
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.
Lieutenant Justin Garrett Boyes was killed by an improvised explosive device just 10 days into his second tour in Afghanistan. Two others were injured in the blast near Kandahar. Boyes, 26, was remembered as an 'easy-going Prairie boy.'
Sapper Steven Marshall, of 11 Field Squadron 1 Combat Engineer Regiment based in Edmonton, Alta., was killed Friday afternoon when his patrol was struck by an IED in Panjwaii district, southwest of Kandahar city. Marshall, 24, had been in Afghanistan for less than a week when he died.
He is the second Canadian soldier to be killed this week after Lt. Justin Boyes of was struck by an IED on Wednesday.
The latest death brings to 133 the total number of Canadian soldiers who have died as part of the Afghan mission since it began in 2002.
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.
It is always the same and it is always different.
The latest Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan apparently considered the mission useless. The brother of Pte. Jonathan Couturier has told a Quebec newspaper the young soldier thought the mission was futile.
Such a strong anti-war reaction is rare from a family following the death of a soldier in Afghanistan, but totally understandable given the mounting casualty list in a war that sees no end and people uncapable to change.
Liberal Sen. Colin Kenny has called it futile, dubbing it Canada's Vietnam – a comment that has drawn an angry denunciation from military brass.
Even Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean has waded into the issue, saying Canada's mission is improving lives in Afghanistan.
He died and 11 others were injured when their vehicle drove over a roadside bomb.
Lieut.-Col. Joe Paul, the battle group commander, says the 23-year-old Quebec soldier died yesterday morning when his vehicle hit an IED while returning from a mission in the Panjwaii district, southwest of Kandahar city.
Paul says the soldiers were clearing a village with plans to have Canadian troops living among the Afghans there to provide security.
Couturier is the 131st Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan since the mission began in 2002.
Soldiers gather to say farewell Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan gathered as the sun was setting Friday to say farewell to a fallen brother in arms. Hundreds of soldiers lined the tarmac at the Kandahar Airfield as the body of Pte. Jonathan Couturier was carried in a flag-draped casket to a waiting military transport aircraft. (Sept. 18, 2009)
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.
It is always the same and it is always different.
Pte. Patrick Lormand, a 21-year-old infantryman remembered for his dedication to duty and his sense of humour, is the 12th Canadian soldier to die during the current rotation and the 130th overall since the mission to bring peace to his war-torn land began seven years ago. Lormand was on a patrol Sunday when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device southwest of Kandahar city. Four other soldiers riding with him received minor injuries.
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.
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.
Yet another two heroes have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of peace. My thoughts, prayers, condolences and sympathies go out to the families of these young men. Don't ever feel as though your efforts are not being respected and acknowledged as our country is what it is today due to your efforts as well as those before you and those serving today. May you rest in peace.
Sapper Matthieu Allard, 21, based in Valcartier, Que., was one of two soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in the Zhari district of Afghanistan on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2009.
Cpl. Christian Bobbitt, 23, based in Valcartier, Que., was killed by a roadside bomb in the Zhari district of Afghanistan on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2009.
Two Canadian soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan Saturday.
Sapper Matthieu Allard, 21, and 23-year-old Cpl. Christian Bobbitt were killed in the Zhari district, west of Kandahar.
Both were members of the 5th Combat Engineer Regiment and had been serving in Afghanistan since March with the 2e Batallion of the Royal 22e Regiment, also known as the Van Doos, based in Valcartier, Que.
The two soldiers were killed when their re-supply convoy was hit by two improvised explosive devices.
The two soldiers had left their vehicle to secure the area after an initial explosion near the town of Senjaray, when a second IED exploded around 3:20 p.m. local time.
Brig.-Gen Jonathan Vance, commander of Task Force Kandahar- The roads in Kandahar are heavily travelled by Afghans, and soldiers like Christian and Matthieu work tirelessly under extremely hazardous conditions to try and prevent restrictions to the freedom of movement of Afghans, so that they can begin to live more normal lives.
The two soldiers were part of a group of engineers who clear roads of IEDs. The two likely helped defuse half of the roadside bombs found in Kandahar province in July
On the day the two men died, soldiers halted operations at two bomb-making factories and seized a quantity of bomb-making equipment.
The total number of Canadian soldiers killed during the Afghan mission is now at 127.
Sapper Matthieu Allard, 21, based in Valcartier, Que., was one of two soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in the Zhari district of Afghanistan on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2009.
Cpl. Christian Bobbitt, 23, based in Valcartier, Que., was killed by a roadside bomb in the Zhari district of Afghanistan on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2009.