Statement by the Minister of National Defence on the Death of Private Mark Anthony Graham

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NR-06.056 - September 5, 2006
OTTAWA – The Honourable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement today on the death of Private Mark Anthony Graham, a member of 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, based in Petawawa, Ontario:
“I would like to express my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Private Mark Anthony Graham, who died while fighting in an ongoing offensive operation in Afghanistan.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Private Mark Anthony Graham, and with his comrades who remain steadfast in Afghanistan in this ongoing operation to help the local population reclaim their homes and be free from the grip of the Taliban.
Our mission in Afghanistan will continue to have risks, but we stand firm behind our serving men and women who are helping to bring shades of hope to a country that has known much despair and instability.
Private Graham made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of his country, and like all Canadians I am deeply grateful for that service.”
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