OTTAWA — The remains of Master-Corporal Timothy Wilson and Corporal Paul Davis, both soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in Shilo, Man., are scheduled to return home to Canada this evening.
Where: 8 Wing Trenton, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When: Sunday, March 5 at approximately 5:00 p.m.
What: This will be a photo opportunity. No interviews will be scheduled or given.
The Minister of National Defence, Gordon O’Connor, Chief of the Defence Staff, General Rick Hillier, Commander Canadian Expeditionary Force Command, Major-General Michel Gauthier, and the Commander of Land Force Central Area, Brigadier-General Guy Thibault, will attend to pay their respects.
Master-Corporal Wilson and Corporal Davis died from injuries sustained when the light armoured vehicle (LAV III) they were travelling in was involved in a traffic accident in Kandahar, Afghanistan on March 2, 2006.
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NOTE TO THE EDITOR:
Interested media must contact Captain Nicole Meszaros, 8 Wing Public Affairs Officer. Capt Meszaros can be reached at the following phone numbers:
(613) 392-2811 ext 2041 or mobile at (613) 391-5233.
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For flight information on Service Flight 3527, contact the Air Passenger Terminal at 1-800-487-1186.
