OTTAWA —The remains of Corporal Francisco Gomez of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry based in Edmonton, and Corporal Jason Patrick Warren of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada based in Montreal are scheduled to return home to Canada this Thursday evening.
Where::
8 Wing Trenton, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When:
Thursday, July 27, at 8:30 p.m.
What:
As per the request of the families, media are invited to view the arrival, though no interviews will be given.
Present to pay their respects will be: Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, The Governor General of Canada; The Minister of National Defence, Gordon O’Connor; Chief of the Defence Staff, General Rick Hillier; Chief of the Land Staff, LGen Andrew Leslie, Canadian Expeditionary Force Commander, LGen Michel Gauthier; Director General Land Reserve, BGen Dennis Tabbernor, Commander of Land Force Quebec Area, BGen Christian Barabé, the Commander of Land Force Central Area, BGen Guy Thibault, and Deputy-Commander of Land Force Quebec Area, BGen Marc-André Préfontaine.
Corporals Gomez and Warren were killed in a suicide vehicle attack that occurred at on July 22, 2006, five kilometres west of Kandahar City, Afghanistan.
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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 and e-mail:
(613) 392-2811 ext 2041 or mobile at (613) 391-5233 or at meszaros.nl@forces.gc.ca.
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.
For flight information on the flight, contact the Air Passenger Terminal at 1-800-487-1186.
