THE FACELESS HEROS OF REMEMBERANCE DAY

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    I must admit that while I was in school I thought that Remembrance Day was boring. I was always annoyed by having to stand in silence for a minute.

    As I have grown up and matured, I have realized the importance of this day in our worlds history. A moment of silence is really not enough to remember these soldiers by.

    November 11, 1918 was marked in history as the end of World War I.  During that war more than 64,000 Canadian men and women were killed in battle. These men and women died so that you and I could have the freedom we enjoy today.  Without the sacrifices of these now faceless heroes, who knows what our world would look like.

    More over in 1939 Canada again took its place in World War 2. During WW2 there more that 45,000 Canadian military deaths. Again the men and women of the Canadian Armed forces put their lives on the line so that we could enjoy the freedom that Nazi Germany and their allies were trying to take away.

    There have been many more wars since the two so called “great wars,” including the current War on Terror. All of these wars have taken a significant told on Canadian families. And even today, as our men and women fight for the freedom from the oppression of the Taliban, there are Canadian families that receive the bad news that a family member has passed away.  These men and women are heroes in the truest sense of the word.

    I don’t know any of these men and women personally, but I do know that they did not die in vain. Far to often we forget about the men and women that came home with permanent injuries, they are our heroes as well.

    On this November day in 2008 – we say:

    To All Who Fought and Died: WE, IN CANADA, SALUTE YOU!!!

    To All Who Fought and Lived: WE, IN CANADA, THANK YOU!!!

    Below are a list of Canadians who have lost their lives in Afghanistan (97 at the time of writing).

    Sgt Prescott Shipway

    Age: 36
    Unit: 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
    Deceased: September 7, 2008
    Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi District, Afghanistan

     

    Corporal Andrew Paul Grenon

    Age: 23
    Unit: 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
    Deceased: September 3, 2008
    Incident: Insurgent attack, Zharey district, Afghanistan

     

    Corporal Michael James Alexander Seggie

    Age: 21
    Unit: 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
    Deceased: September 3, 2008
    Incident: Insurgent attack, Zharey district, Afghanistan

     

    Private Chadwick James Horn

    Age: 21
    Unit: 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
    Deceased: September 3, 2008
    Incident: Insurgent attack, Zharey district, Afghanistan

     

    Sapper Stephan John Stock

    Age: 25
    Unit: 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER)
    Deceased: August 20, 2008
    Incident: Improvised explosive device, Zharey district, Afghanistan

     

     

    Corporal Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden

    Age: 25
    Unit: 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER)
    Deceased: August 20, 2008
    Incident: Improvised explosive device, Zharey district, Afghanistan

     

    Sergeant Shawn Allen Eades

    Age: 33
    Unit: 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER)
    Deceased: August 20, 2008
    Incident: Improvised explosive device, Zharey district, Afghanistan

     

    Master Cpl Erin Doyle

    Age: 32
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Edmonton Alberta
    Deceased: August 11, 2008
    Incident: Insurgent attack, Panjwayi District, Afghanistan

     

    Master Corporal Joshua Brian Roberts

    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba
    Deceased: August 9, 2008
    Incident: Insurgent attack, Zharey District, Afghanistan.

     

    Corporal James (Jim) Hayward Arnal

    Age: 25
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba
    Deceased: July 18, 2008
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device (IED), Panjwayi District, Afghanistan

     

    Private Colin William Wilmot

    Age: 24
    Unit: 1 Field Ambulance, Edmonton (Alberta)
    Deceased: July 5, 2008
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device (IED), Panjwayi District, Afghanistan

     

    Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey

    Age: 37
    Unit: Military Police Detachment in Dundurn, Saskatchewan
    Deceased: July 4, 2008
    Incident: Non combat related

     

    Captain Jonathan (Jon) Sutherland Snyder

    Age: 26
    Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Edmonton, Alberta
    Deceased: June 7, 2008
    Incident: Accident, Zhari District, Afghanistan

     

    Captain Richard Steven Leary

    Age: 32
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba
    Deceased: June 3, 2008
    Incident: Insurgent attack, Panjwayi District, Afghanistan.

     

    Corporal Michael Starker

    Age: 36
    Unit: 15 (Edmonton) Field Ambulance, Calgary, Alberta
    Deceased: May 6, 2008
    Incident: Insurgent attack, Zharey District, Afghanistan.

     

    Private Terry John Street

    Age: 24
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba
    Deceased: April 4, 2008
    Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan

     

    Sergeant Jason Boyes

    Age: 32
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba
    Deceased: March 16, 2008
    Incident: Explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan

     

    Bombardier Jérémie Ouellet

    Age: 22
    Unit: 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Shilo, Manitoba
    Deceased: March 11, 2008
    Incident: Non combat related

     

    Trooper Michael Y. Hayakaze

    Age: 25
    Unit: Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Edmonton, Alberta
    Deceased: March 2, 2008
    Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan

     

    Corporal Étienne Gonthier

    Age: 21
    Unit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, Valcartier, Québec
    Deceased: January 23, 2008
    Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan

     

    Trooper Richard Renaud

    Age: 26
    Unit: 12e Régiment blindé du Canada, Valcartier, Quebec
    Deceased: January 15, 2008
    Incident: Improvised explosive device, Arghandab district, Afghanistan

     

    Warrant Officer Hani Massouh

    Age : 41
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Quebec
    Deceased: January 6, 2008
    Incident: Military vehicle rollover, Nalgham, Zhari District, Afghanistan

     

    Corporal Éric Labbé

    Age : 31
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Quebec
    Deceased: January 6, 2008
    Incident: Military vehicle rollover, Nalgham, Zhari District, Afghanistan

     

    Gunner Jonathan Dion

    Age: 27
    Unit: 5e Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada, Valcartier, Quebec
    Deceased: December 30, 2007
    Incident: Improvised explosive device, Zharey District, Afghanistan

     

    Private Michel Jr. Lévesque

    Age: 25
    Unit: 3 Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Quebec
    Deceased: November 17, 2007
    Incident: Improvised explosive device, near Ma’sum Ghar, Afghanistan

     

    Corporal Nicolas R. Beauchamp

    Age: 28
    Unit: 5 Field Ambulance, Valcartier, Quebec
    Deceased: November 17, 2007
    Incident: Improvised explosive device, near Ma’sum Ghar, Afghanistan

     

    Corporal Nathan Hornburg

    Age: 24
    Unit: The King’s Own Calgary Regiment, Alberta
    Deceased: September 24, 2007
    Incident: Mortar attack, Panjwayi District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

     

    Major Raymond Mark Ruckpaul

    Age: 42
    Unit: Armoured Corps, The Royal Canadian Dragoons
    Deceased: August 29, 2007
    Incident: Non-combat-related death, Kabul, Afghanistan

     

    Master Corporal Christian Duchesne

    Age: 34
    Unit: 5th Field Ambulance, 5 Area Support Group, Valcartier, Québec
    Deceased: August 22, 2007
    Incident: Landmine, Afghanistan

     

    Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier

    Age: 43
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Québec
    Deceased: August 22, 2007
    Incident: Landmine, Afghanistan

     

    Private Simon Longtin

    Age: 23
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Québec
    Deceased: August 19, 2007
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan

     

    Captain Jefferson Clifford Francis

    Age: 37
    Unit: 1 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Shilo, Manitoba
    Deceased: July 4, 2007
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
     

    Corporal Jordan Anderson

    Age: 25
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: July 4, 2007
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
     

    Captain Matthew Johnathan Dawe

    Age: 27
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: July 4, 2007
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
     

    Master Corporal Colin Stuart Francis Bason

    Age: 28
    Unit: The Royal Westminster Regiment, New Westminster, British Columbia
    Deceased: July 4, 2007
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
     

    Corporal Cole D. Bartsch

    Age: 23
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: July 4, 2007
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
     

    Private Lane William Thomas Watkins

    Age: 20
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: July 4, 2007
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
     

    Sergeant Christos Karigiannis

    Age: 31
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: June 20, 2007
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
     

    Corporal Stephen Frederick Bouzane

    Age: 26
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: June 20, 2007
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
     

    Private Joel Wiebe

    Age: 22
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: June 20, 2007
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
     

    Trooper Darryl Caswell

    Age: 25
    Unit: The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: June 11, 2007
    Incident: Roadside bomb, Afghanistan
     

    Master Corporal Darrell Jason Priede

    Age: 30
    Unit: Army News Team, 3 Area Support Group, Canadian Forces Base Gagetown
    Deceased: May 30, 2007
    Incident: U.S. Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan

     

    Corporal Matthew McCully

    Age: 25
    Unit: 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron, Petawawa, Ontario
    Deceased: May 25, 2007
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device
     

    Master Corporal Anthony Klumpenhouwer

    Age: 25
    Unit: Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
    Deceased: April 18, 2007
    Incident: Accident, non combat related
     

    Master Corporal Allan Stewart

    Age: 31
    Unit: The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: April 11, 2007
    Incident: Roadside bomb
     

    Trooper Patrick James Pentland

    Age: 23
    Unit: The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: April 11, 2007
    Incident: Roadside bomb
     

    Sergeant Donald Lucas

    Age: 31
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick)
    Deceased: April 8, 2007
    Incident: Roadside bomb
     

    Corporal Brent Donald Poland

    Age: 37
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick)
    Deceased: April 8, 2007
    Incident: Roadside bomb

     

    Corporal Christopher Paul Stannix

    Age: 24
    Unit: Princess Louise Fusiliers (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
    Deceased: April 8, 2007
    Incident: Roadside bomb
     

    Corporal Aaron Edward Williams

    Age: 23
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick)
    Deceased: April 8, 2007
    Incident: Roadside bomb
     

    Private David Robert Greenslade

    Age: 20
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, (Gagetown, New Brunswick)
    Deceased: April 8, 2007
    Incident: Roadside bomb
     

    Private Kevin Vincent Kennedy

    Age: 20
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick)
    Deceased: April 8, 2007
    Incident: Roadside bomb
     

    Corporal Kevin Megeney

    Age: 25
    Unit: 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) (Truro, Nova Scotia)
    Deceased: March 6, 2007
    Incident: Non combat related
     

    Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, CD

    Age: 46
    Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: November 27, 2006
    Incident: Suicide bomber attack

     

    Corporal Albert Storm, CD

    Age: 36
    Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: November 27, 2006
    Incident: Suicide bomber attack
     

    Sergeant Darcy Scott Tedford, CD

    Age: 32
    Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: October 14, 2006
    Incident: Insurgent attack
     

    Private Blake Neil Williamson

    Age: 23
    Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: October 14, 2006
    Incident: Insurgent attack
     

    Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson

    Age: 39
    Unit: Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: October 7, 2006
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
     

    Sergeant Craig Paul Gillam, CD

    Age: 40
    Unit: Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: October 3, 2006
    Incident: Insurgent attack
     

    Corporal Robert Thomas James Mitchell

    Age: 32
    Unit: Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: October 3, 2006
    Incident: Insurgent attack
     

    Private Josh Klukie

    Age: 23
    Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: September 29, 2006
    Incident: Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
     

    Corporal Glen Arnold, CD

    Age: 32
    Unit: 2 Field Ambulance (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: September 18, 2006
    Incident: Suicide bomber attack
     

    Private David Byers

    Age: 22
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
    Deceased: September 18, 2006
    Incident: Suicide bomber attack
     

    Corporal Shane Keating

    Age: 30
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
    Deceased: September 18, 2006
    Incident: Suicide bomber attack
     

    Corporal Keith Morley, CD

    Age: 30
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
    Deceased: September 18, 2006
    Incident: Suicide bomber attack
     

    Private Mark Anthony Graham

    Age: 33
    Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: September 4, 2006
    Incident: Friendly fire incident
     

    Private William Jonathan James Cushley

    Age: 21
    Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: September 3, 2006
    Incident: Ground offensive
     

    Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, CD

    Age: 38
    Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: September 3, 2006
    Incident: Ground offensive
     

    Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan, CD

    Age: 39
    Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: September 3rd, 2006
    Incident: Ground offensive
     

    Sergeant Shane Stachnik

    Age: 30
    Unit: 2 Combat Engineer Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: September 3rd, 2006
    Incident: Ground offensive
     

    Corporal David Braun

    Age: 27
    Unit: 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
    Deceased: August 22, 2006
    Incident: Suicide bomber attack
     

    Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom

    Age: 23
    Unit: 1st Field Ambulance (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: August 11, 2006
    Incident: Suicide bomber attack
     

    Master Corporal Jeffrey Scott Walsh

    Age: 33
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
    Deceased: August 9, 2006
    Incident: Shooting accident
     

    Master Corporal Raymond Arndt

    Age: 31
    Unit: The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: August 5, 2006
    Incident: Traffic accident
     

    Private Kevin Dallaire

    Age: 22
    Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: August 3, 2006
    Incident: Ground offensive
     

    Sergeant Vaughan Ingram

    Age: 35
    Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: August 3, 2006
    Incident: Ground offensive
     

    Corporal Bryce Jeffrey Keller

    Age: 27
    Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: August 3, 2006
    Incident: Ground offensive
     

    Corporal Christopher Jonathan Reid, CD

    Age: 34
    Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta
    Deceased: August 3, 2006
    Incident: Roadside bomb
     

    Corporal Francisco Gomez, CD

    Age: 44
    Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: July 22, 2006
    Incident: Suicide attack
     

    Corporal Jason Patrick Warren

    Age: 29
    Unit: The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (Montréal, Québec)
    Deceased: July 22, 2006
    Incident: Suicide attack
     

    Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca

    Age: 21
    Unit: Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
    Deceased: July 9, 2006
    Incident: Ground offensive
     

    Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, MSM

    Age: 26
    Unit: 1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (Shilo, Manitoba)
    Deceased: May 17, 2006
    Incident: Ground offensive
     

    Corporal Matthew David James Dinning

    Age: 23
    Unit: 2 Military Police Platoon, Petawawa, Ontario
    Deceased: April 22, 2006
    Incident: Roadside bomb
     

    Bombardier Myles Stanley John Mansell

    Age: 25
    Unit: 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment (Victoria, British Columbia)
    Deceased: April 22, 2006
    Incident: Roadside bomb
     

    Corporal Randy Payne

    Age: 32
    Unit: 1 Garrison Military Police Company, Detachment Wainwright, Alberta
    Deceased: April 22, 200
    Incident: Roadside bomb
     

    Lieutenant William Turner

    Age: 45
    Unit: Land Force Western Area Headquarters, Edmonton, Alberta (20th Field Artillery Regiment)
    Deceased: April 22, 2006
    Incident: Roadside bomb

    Private Robert Costall

    Age: 22
    Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: March 29, 2006
    Incident: Ground offensive
     

    Master Corporal Timothy Wilson

    Age: 30
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
    Deceased: March 5, 2006
    Incident: LAV III traffic accident
     

    Corporal Paul Davis

    Age: 28
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
    Deceased: March 2, 2006
    Incident: LAV III traffic accident
     

    Mr. Glyn Berry

    Age: 59
    Unit: Director, Foreign Affairs Canada
    Deceased: January 15, 2006
    Incident: Suicide attack
     

    Private Braun Scott Woodfield

    Age: 24
    Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Oromocto, New Brunswick)
    Deceased: November 24, 2005
    Incident: LAV III traffic accident
     

    Corporal Jamie Brendan Murphy

    Age: 26
    Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: January 27, 2004
    Incident: Suicide attack
     

    Corporal Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger

    Age: 29
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: October 2, 2003
    Incident: Landmine explosion
     

    Sergeant Robert Alan Short

    Age: 42
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
    Deceased: October 2, 2003
    Incident: Landmine explosion
     

    Corporal Ainsworth Dyer

    Age: 24
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: April 18, 2002
    Incident: “Friendly fire” incident
     

    Private Richard Green

    Age: 21
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: April 18, 2002
    Incident: “Friendly fire” incident
     

    Sergeant Marc D. Léger

    Age: 29
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: April 18, 2002
    Incident: “Friendly fire” incident

     

    Private Nathan Smith

    Age: 26
    Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
    Deceased: April 18, 2002
    Incident: “Friendly fire” incident

COMMENTS

4 Responses to The Faceless Heros of Rememberance Day

  • Dawn wrote on November 11, 2008 at 9:28 //

    For those who stood, and for all who stand today, thank you. For making this world we live in a better place for us all.

  • Randy wrote on November 11, 2008 at 6:45 //

    Nice work. The life we live today in Canada is a testimony to the military men and women who fought in these wars.

  • Derrick wrote on November 12, 2008 at 10:54 //

    Good Job Son inlaw, This was a hard Blog on me. Most of the faces that you see on this blog died on my Tour of Afghanistan, and were friends of mine. They are hitched in my memory for a lifetime. The ones that died on the other tours, alot of them I did know. So dont worry, This is one Ex- Soldier that will not forget forget his Comrades. I think of them daily, I go to bed thinking of them and wake up thinking of them. Thank you for Remembering Son inlaw.