We honour, on this Remembrance Day, those who have sacrificed their lives in the Afghanistan mission, in the two World Wars, in the Korean conflict, and in the many United Nations peace-keeping missions in which Canadian Forces have taken part.
We remember those who have died during this past year while serving in Afghanistan:
Master Corporal Byron Garth Greff
Age: 28
Hometown: Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Unit: 3rd Battalion Princess Patricias’s Canadian Light Infantry
Deceased: October 29, 2011
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Kabul, Afghanistan
Master Corporal Francis Roy
Age: 32
Hometown: Rimouski, Québec
Unit: Canadian Special Operations Regiment
Deceased: June 25, 2011
Incident: Non combat related
Bombardier Karl Manning
Age: 31
Hometown: Chicoutimi, Québec
Unit: 5e Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada
Deceased: May 27, 2011
Incident: Non combat related
Corporal Yannick Scherrer
Age: 24
Hometown: Victoriaville, Québec
Unit: 1er Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment
Deceased: March 27, 2011
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwa’i District, Afghanistan.
Corporal Steve Martin
Age: 24
Hometown: St-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Québec
Unit: 3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
Deceased: December 18, 2010
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwa’i District, Afghanistan.
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