Soldiers mark Remembrance Day in Afghanistan
Updated Sun. Nov. 11 2007 7:20 AM ET
The Canadian Press
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Relatives are seen getting off a C-130 Hercules transport plane at Kandahar airfield Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- It was an emotional Remembrance Day in Afghanistan today as the families of five Canadian soldiers, killed in action last year, took in a ceremony at Kandahar Air Field.
The soldiers, both Canadian and Afghan, stood at attention as the families laid wreathes at the permanent memorial to the 71 soldiers killed in Afghanistan so far.
Lincoln Dinning, whose son Matthew was killed by a roadside bomb in April of last year, said it was essential for the families to show their support.
He urged the assembled soldiers to complete the mission and to "come home safe.''
There were tears -- not just from the families who had lost loved ones, but from many of the soldiers who had lost friends and comrades as well.
Angela Reid, who lost her son Christopher last year, said she had a "thirst'' to learn more about her son's life and his duties in Afghanistan.
Updated Sun. Nov. 11 2007 7:20 AM ET
The Canadian Press
CTV.ca | Soldiers mark Remembrance Day in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- It was an emotional Remembrance Day in Afghanistan today as the families of five Canadian soldiers, killed in action last year, took in a ceremony at Kandahar Air Field.
The soldiers, both Canadian and Afghan, stood at attention as the families laid wreathes at the permanent memorial to the 71 soldiers killed in Afghanistan so far.
Lincoln Dinning, whose son Matthew was killed by a roadside bomb in April of last year, said it was essential for the families to show their support.
He urged the assembled soldiers to complete the mission and to "come home safe.''
There were tears -- not just from the families who had lost loved ones, but from many of the soldiers who had lost friends and comrades as well.
Angela Reid, who lost her son Christopher last year, said she had a "thirst'' to learn more about her son's life and his duties in Afghanistan.
