MA 08-002 - January 17, 2008
OTTAWA, Ont. - Our fallen soldier, Trooper Richard Renaud, 26, of the
12e Régiment blindé du Canada, based at Canadian Forces Base
Valcartier, Quebec, is scheduled to return home to Canada tomorrow.
Where: 8 Wing Trenton, Canadian Forces Base Trenton,
Ontario.
When: Friday January 18, 2:00 p.m.
What: At the wishes of the families, there
will be no media permitted on the tarmac and no interviews will be given.
Present
to pay their respects will be the Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister
of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency,
and other dignitaries.
Tpr Renaud was killed at approximately 7:15 a.m. Kandahar time on January
15, when the armoured vehicle he was in struck a suspected Improvised Explosive
Device (IED). The incident occurred in the Arghandab District, approximately
10 km north of Kandahar City.
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Note to the Editor/News Director:
CFB Trenton Public Affairs Officer,
Major Isabelle Robitaille, can be reached at (613) 392-2811 ext. 4565, or at:
robitaille.mji@forces.gc.ca
For
all other queries, please contact the Media Liaison Office at (866) 377-0811.
For
flight information, please contact the Air Passenger Terminal at 1-800-487-1186.
