Since 2002, 51 Canadian soldiers and
one diplomat have been killed in
Afghanistan. Here is a list of the
deaths:
2007
April 8 -- Sgt. Donald Lucas,
Cpl. Aaron E. Williams, Pte. Kevin
V. Kennedy, Pte. David R. Greenslade,
Cpl. Christopher P. Stannix and an
unidentified soldier killed when
their vehicle was hit by a roadside
bomb.
March 6 -- Cpl. Kevin Megeney,
25, killed in accidental shooting at
NATO base in Kandahar.
2006
Nov. 27 -- Chief Warrant Officer
Bobby Girouard and Cpl. Albert Storm
killed by suicide car bomber.
Oct. 14 -- Sgt. Darcy Tedford and
Pte. Blake Williamson killed in
ambush.
Oct. 7 -- Trooper Mark Andrew
Wilson killed by roadside bomb.
Oct. 3 -- Sgt. Craig Gillam and
Cpl. Robert Mitchell killed in
series of mortar, rocket attacks.
Sept. 29 -- Pte. Josh Klukie
killed by explosion in Panjwaii
while on foot patrol.
Sept. 18 -- Pte. David Byers,
Cpl. Shane Keating, Cpl. Keith
Morley and Cpl. Glen Arnold killed
in suicide bicycle bomb attack while
on foot patrol in Panjwaii.
Sept. 4 -- Pte. Mark Graham
killed when two NATO planes
accidentally strafed Canadian troops
in Panjwaii district.
Sept. 3 -- Sgt. Shane Stachnik,
Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish,
Pte. William Cushley and Warrant
Officer Richard Francis Nolan killed
in fighting in Panjwaii district.
Aug. 22 -- Cpl. David Braun
killed in suicide attack.
Aug. 11 -- Cpl. Andrew
Eykelenboom killed in suicide
attack.
Aug. 9 -- Master Cpl. Jeffrey
Walsh killed by apparent accidental
discharge of rifle.
Aug. 5 -- Master Cpl. Raymond
Arndt killed when his G-Wagon patrol
vehicle collided with truck.
Aug. 3 -- Cpl. Christopher Reid
killed by roadside bomb. Sgt.
Vaughan Ingram, Cpl. Bryce Keller
and Pte. Kevin Dallaire killed in
rocket-propelled grenade attack.
July 22 -- Cpl. Francisco Gomez
and Cpl. Jason Warren killed when
car packed with explosives rammed
their armoured vehicle.
July 9 -- Cpl. Anthony Boneca
killed in firefight.
May 17 -- Capt. Nichola Goddard
killed in Taliban ambush. She was
first Canadian woman to be killed in
action while serving in combat role.
April 22 -- Cpl. Matthew Dinning,
Bombardier Myles Mansell, Lt.
William Turner and Cpl. Randy Payne
killed when their G-Wagon destroyed
by roadside bomb.
March 29 -- Pte. Robert Costall
killed in firefight with Taliban.
March 2 -- Cpl. Paul Davis and
Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson killed
when their armoured vehicle ran off
road.
Jan. 15 -- Glyn Berry,
British-born Canadian diplomat,
killed in suicide bombing.
2005
Nov. 24 -- Pte. Braun Woodfield
killed when his armoured vehicle
rolled over.
2004
Jan. 27 -- Cpl. Jamie Murphy
killed in suicide bombing while on
patrol.
2003
Oct. 2 -- Sgt. Robert Short and
Cpl. Robbie Beerenfenger killed in
roadside bombing.
2002
April 17 -- Sgt. Marc Leger, Cpl.
Ainsworth Dyer, Pte. Richard Green
and Pte. Nathan Smith killed when
U.S. F-16 fighter mistakenly bombed
Canadians.