MA 06-04 - March 31, 2006
OTTAWA -- The remains of Private Robert Costall, a
soldier from the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry,
based in Edmonton, Alta., are scheduled to return home to Canada at noon
Saturday.
Where: 8 Wing Trenton, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When: Saturday, April 1, at 12 p.m.
What: Media are invited to view the arrival though no interviews will be
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 be present to pay their respects.
Private Costall died following a firefight with insurgents in northern
Helmand province, approximately 110 km northwest of Kandahar, March 28, 2006.
NOTE TO THE EDITOR: For more information on Canadian Forces activities in Afghanistan, please visit our Online Newsroom. For more information on the Government of Canada's efforts to help rebuild Afghanistan, please visit the Rebuilding Afghanistan site.
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For further information: Interested media must contact Captain Nicole
Meszaros, 8 Wing Public Affairs Officer. Capt Meszaros can be reached at the
following phone numbers and e-mail: (613) 392-2811 ext 2041 or mobile at
(613) 391-5233 or at meszaros.nl@forces.gc.ca
For flight information on the flight, contact the Air Passenger Terminal at 1-800-487-1186.
