LFCA MA 02-10 - February 14, 2010
OTTAWA – Our fallen comrade, Corporal Joshua Caleb Baker of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, based in Edmonton, Alberta, returns home to Canada tomorrow.
Where : 8 Wing, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When : Monday, February 15, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
What : At the request of the families, media will be permitted on the tarmac.
Present to pay their respects will be Minister of National Defence, The Honourable Peter MacKay, Chief of Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk and other dignitaries.
Corporal Baker was killed and four other soldiers were injured as a result of a training accident. The incident occurred near Kandahar on 12 February 2010.
Corporal Baker was serving with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.
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