LFCA MA 10-014 - June 28, 2010
OTTAWA – Our fallen comrades, Master Corporal Kristal Giesebrecht from 1 Canadian Field Hospital, and Private Andrew Miller from 2 Field Ambulance, both based in Petawawa, Ontario, return home to Canada tomorrow.
Where: 8 Wing, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 2 p.m.
What: At the request of the families media will not be permitted on the tarmac.
Present to pay their respects will be the Minister of National Defence, The Honourable Peter MacKay, Chief of Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk and other dignitaries.
The two Canadian soldiers were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in as part of a convoy struck an improvised explosive device. The incident occurred approximately 20 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwa’i District, at approximately 11 a.m. Kandahar time on 26 June 2010.
Both were serving in Afghanistan with the Task Force Kandahar Health Services Unit.
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For more information:
Captain Mark Peebles, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton Public Affairs Officer
Tel: (613) 392-2811, ext. 2041,
Cell: (613)-243-6358 or via e-mail: mark.peebles@forces.gc.ca
As this is a solemn and formal occasion, all attending are requested to dress appropriately.
