Canada's Flags are once again at Half Mast. Cpl Nick Bulger of the PPCLI is enroute to Trenton after his ramp ceremony at Kandahar airfield.
M/Cpl Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud of The Royal 22cd Regiment died after being wounded in Panjaway on June 23rd.He arrived in Quebec City on June 28 and succumbed to his injuries on Saturday afternoon. A military spokesman said he never regained consciousness.
Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud died Saturday after being wounded last month in a roadside bomb blast southwest of Kandahar city. (DND)
Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud was injured on June 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in the Panjwaii district, southwest of Kandahar city, the Canadian Forces said in a statement.
He was evacuated by helicopter to the coalition medical facility at Kandahar Airfield and then moved to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre in Germany.
Michaud, 28, is survived by his wife, parents, and brother.
He was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment (also known as the Van Doos), based at CFB Valcartier, near Quebec City. He was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
I am deeply saddened to learn of the news, said Canadian Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance, commander of coalition forces in Kandahar province.
Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud, or Chuck as he was called by his friends, was a proud member of the [22nd Royal Regiment] and a dedicated soldier who never gave up and was always concerned about the well-being of those around him.
The pain and sadness at the loss of Cpl. Bulger is shown in the drawn faces of his brothers in arms carrying his flag draped casket up the ramp.
About 2,000 soldiers turned out at Kandahar Airfield on Saturday to pay their respects as the casket of Cpl. Nick Bulger was loaded onto a transport plane for the journey home to Canada.
Bulger, 30, of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, was killed Friday when the convoy he was in struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan's Zhari district.
The explosion hurt five others and narrowly missed a vehicle carrying Canadian Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance, commander of coalition forces in Kandahar province.
Cpl. Nick Bulger, 30, was killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Kandahar on Friday. (DND) Bulger's armoured vehicle, travelling just 15 metres behind, triggered the blast, officials said.
The ramp ceremony, held in the sweltering afternoon heat, was delayed for a few minutes when a Predator, one of the unmanned drones that circle the base and do reconnaissance, crash-landed on the runway.
The ceremony was held off as weapons aboard the drone were disabled, said the CBC's James Murray, who had interviewed Bulger on Canada Day.
Murray said Bulger's comrades attending the ceremony said he made a connection with them and inspired others to do their best.
Today his fellow soldiers described him as an exemplary soldier, and even though this was his first tour of duty here in Afghanistan, many were saying he behaved like a seasoned veteran that he raised the level of everyone else around him,
Comme ces membres du mouvement militaire du Canada sur l'quipe d'avant-garde finale, nous les saluons et envoyons leurs parents, femmes et enfants nos sympathies les plus profondes et prires.
As these members of Canada's army move onto the final advance party, we salute them and send to their parents , wives and children our deepest sympathies and prayers.
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