Pte Patrick Lormand 21 RIP
Pte. Patrick Lormand, 21, of the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment based in Quebec City, was killed and four others were injured in a roadside blast from an improvised explosive device on Sunday afternoon, the military said.
Pte. Patrick Lormand, 21, du 2me Bataillon, le 22me Rgiment Royal bas dans la Ville Qubcoise, a t tu et quatre d'autres ont t blesss dans un souffle d'accotement de route d'un artifice explosif improvis dimanche aprs-midi, les militaires ont dit.
Lormand, known as Lorm to his friends, is the 130th Canadian soldier to die since the Afghan mission began in 2002. One diplomat and two Canadian aid workers have also been killed.
The injured soldiers were treated at the medical facility at Kandahar Airfield and have been released, Vance said. Their names are not being released.
Lormand, connu comme Lorm ses amis, est le 130me soldat canadien pour mourir depuis que la mission afghane a commenc en 2002. Un diplomate et deux ouvriers d'aide de Canadien ont aussi t tus.
Les soldats blesss ont t traits la facilit mdicale l'Arodrome de Kandahar et ont t librs, Vance a dit. Leurs noms ne sont pas librs
Vance described Lormand as a calm and determined soldier who was well-liked for his good sense of humour and his efforts at raising the morale of his section and platoon.
Lormand was a good soul, who tried every day to do the right thing and saw the results of his efforts, a chance to succeed on a wider scale on behalf of Canadians and Afghans alike, Vance said.
Like those you have seen before, [he] came here to do right by Afghanistan, to serve Canada's objective, to help bring peace, a chance for a lasting security and a better environment to live and raise a family, Vance said.
Vance a dcrit Lormand comme un repos et a dtermin le soldat qui a t bien aim pour sa raison d'humour et de ses efforts la leve du moral de sa section et section.
Lormand tait une bonne me, qui a essay chaque jour de faire la chose juste et a vu les rsultats de ses efforts, une chance de russir sur une plus large chelle de la part des Canadiens et des Afghans pareillement, a dit Vance.
May his brothers in arms have peace in their hearts as they prepare to send off yet another comrade on that long road home.
Le mai ses frres d'armes ont la paix dans leurs coeurs comme ils se prparent expulser encore un autre camarade sur cette longue route la maison.
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