April 22, 2006
4 Canadians killed
The Canadian Forces warned us to expect this, but that doesn't make it any easier:
Four Canadian soldiers have been killed in an attack in the Gumbad region of Afghanistan.
The men were travelling in a G-wagon about 75 kilometres north of Kandahar when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb at about 7:30 a.m. local time, said CTV's Sarah Galashan, reporting from Kandahar.
Three of the men were killed instantly. The fourth was airlifted to hospital but died before he arrived.
Three of the men have been identified as Cpl. Matthew Dinning, Bombardier Myles Mansell, and Lieut. William Turner.
Dinning was born in Richmond Hill, Ont., and was stationed in Petawawa, Marshall was born in Victoria B.C. where he was also stationed, and Turner was from Toronto but was stationed in Edmonton.
At the request of family the military has not released the identity of the fourth victim.
God Bless them.
Damian P.
Posted by damian at April 22, 2006 11:16 AM