MA 08-006 - June 5, 2008
OTTAWA, Ont. - Our fallen soldier, Captain Richard (Steve) Leary, a member of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Shilo, Manitoba, is scheduled to return home to Canada tomorrow.
Where: 8 Wing Trenton, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When: Friday, June 6, 2008, 2 p.m.
What: Media are invited to view the arrival; however, 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.
Captain Leary was killed June 3, 2008, in a fire fight after the foot patrol he was leading came under small arms fire from insurgents in the Panjwayi District in Afghanistan.
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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.
Inquiries regarding the deceased or the funeral ceremony may be addressed to Lori Truscott, CFB Shilo Public Affairs, at (204) 765-3000 ext. 3813 or at Truscott.L@forces.gc.ca
For all other queries, please contact the Media Liaison Office at (866) 377-0811.
For flight information, contact the Air Passenger Terminal at 1-800-487-1186.
