OTTAWA – Our fallen soldier, Corporal Martin Dubé from the 5e Régiment de génie de combat based at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier near Quebec City, returns home to Canada tomorrow.
Where: 8 Wing, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
What: At the request of the family, media will be permitted on the tarmac.
Present to pay their respects will be Her Excellency The Governor General of Canada, The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, The Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Vice-Admiral J.A.D. Rouleau, and other dignitaries.
Private Dubé was killed as a result of an explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED). The incident occurred in the vicinity of Panjwayi District, approximately 20 km southwest of Kandahar City at around 12:30 p.m., Kandahar time, June 14, 2009. Corporal Dubé was responding to a call to neutralize two IEDs when one of them exploded.
He was serving as a member of the Joint Task Force Headquarters.
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Note to Editors/News Directors:
Interested media may contact Lieutenant Annie Morin, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton Public Affairs Officer, who can be reached at 613-392-2811, ext. 4565, 613-243-7330 (mobile), or at: morin.mva@forces.gc.ca.
For general queries, please contact the Media Liaison Office at 1-866-377-0811 or 613-996-2353, or on weekends 613-792-2973. For flight information, please contact the Air Passenger Terminal at 1-800-487-1186.
