Media Advisory
MA 07-006 - May 28, 2007
OTTAWA, Ont. - Our fallen soldier, Corporal Matthew McCully, a member
of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron (2
CMBG HQ & Sig Sqn), based in Petawawa, Ontario, is scheduled to return
home to Canada today.
Where: 8 Wing Trenton, Canadian Forces Base Trenton,
Ontario.
When: Monday, May 28, 7:30 p.m.
What: Media are invited to view the arrival; however
no interviews will be given.
Present to pay their respects will be The Minister
of National Defence, Gordon O’Connor, and other dignitaries.
Corporal McCully was killed May 25, 2007, at approximately 8 a.m. Kandahar
time by an improvised explosive device, while conducting a joint Afghan-Canadian
foot patrol close to the village of Nalgham, approximately 35 km west of Kandahar
City.
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Note to the Editor/News Director:
Interested media must contact Capt.
Nicole Meszaros, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton Public Affairs Officer, who can be reached
at (613) 392-2811 ext. 2041, mobile (613) 391-5233 or at: meszaros.nl@forces.gc.ca.
For flight information, contact the Air Passenger Terminal at 1-800-487-1186.
