MA 07-011 - June 24, 2007
OTTAWA, Ont. - Our fallen soldiers, Sgt. Christos Karigiannis, Cpl. Stephen Bouzane, Pte Joel Wiebe, members of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (3 PPCLI), based at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, are scheduled to return home to Canada today.
Where: 8 Wing Trenton, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When: Sunday, June 24, 5:30 p.m.
What: At the wishes of the families, media are invited to view the arrival from the tarmac but no interviews will be given.
Present to pay their respects will be The Minister of National Defence, Gordon O'Connor, and other dignitaries.
Three Canadian soldiers were killed at approximately 8 a.m. Kandahar time June 20, when the vehicle in which they were traveling struck a suspected improvised explosive device on the main road, approximately 40 km west of Kandahar City. The incident occurred while the soldiers were conducting resupply operations between checkpoints.
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Note to the Editor/News Director:
Questions may be directed to 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.
