Wednesday, March 4

Canadian Flag at Half Mast

Today the Canadian flag was once again flying at half mast. Three Canadian soldiers were killed on Tuesday when the vehicle in which they were riding hit a roadside bomb. Warrant Officer Dennis Raymond Brown, Cpl. Dany Fortin and Cpl. Kenneth O'Quinn were killed and several others wounded while they were on patrol in Kandahar province. They had just defused another IED that had been found on the main supply route.

These three heroes brought the death toll to 111 since the Afghan mission began seven years ago. Twenty Canadians have died in the last six months and fourteen in the last three months.

My sincere and heartfelt sympathies go out to the families of these devoted men, who served their country with pride. May God welcome them into His fold and help their families find comfort in the fact they were doing a job that they loved.

15 comments:

  1. I'm sorry to hear this. Thanks for passing this sad news on.

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  2. It's good of you acknowledge them in your blog. It's important to remain aware.

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  3. May God grant the families peace and confort them in their sarrow

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  4. Gosh that's terrible Mary, they were fighting for their country.

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  5. Amen - and peace! To their families, to your country (and ours) and to the countries where the conflict still goes on.

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  6. Good MOrning mary,
    Sorry to hear of those Solders deaths. I sure do wish and pray that the wars weill end soon. I think ther hve been thousanand of SAmerican killed in th war in Iraq isince it strarted. I willkeep those soldeirs families in my prayers. I casn't imagine what they are going thru. I do kno it must be hard on them tho. Take cre my friend and have a great day. May GOD Bless you and yours.
    Love,
    Karen H.

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  7. Situations like this are always tragic. They served their country without fear and with dutiful pride!!!

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  8. I so hate war and I so pray for these families......... to remember them is to honor their gift to our freedom.......

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  9. A fine tribute to these brave soldiers who have lost their lives or have been injured. My prayers go out to the families of those fallen heroes and to the injured and their families.

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  10. What sad news to hear. I am so sorry and send my sympathies to their family and friends.

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  11. Mary-thank you for taking the time to mention the soldiers. Sometimes I'm afraid we don't celebrate their heroism enough.

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  12. So sad~ Special prayers going out for the families of those brave men. We have two sons serving in Iraq and can't imagine those families heartache.

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  13. So sad...I watch Nancy Grace on TV every night, and we have lost over 4,000 in that war. I think of those families so often...This was a very heart-touching post, Mary.

    ((( HUGS )))

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