Let's have a moment of silence, for a fallen canadian...

[Fall Down Blue]

Bomb attack kills Canadian soldier in Kabul

KABUL - One Canadian soldier was killed and three others injured in a suicide attack on a convoy in Afghanistan's capital city Tuesday morning, military and police officials said.

"North of King's Palace we had a suicide bomber," said Maj. Jamie Morse, deputy commander of the Royal Canadian Regiment, 3rd Battalion.

"The explosives were strapped to the person's chest. There is one Canadian dead."

Military officials said the blast went off around 8:30 a.m. near two Iltis jeeps carrying six soldiers in a convoy. They were on a routine patrol in the western side of Kabul about one kilometre from Camp Julien, the main base housing most of Canada's 2,000 soldiers.

"There was a bump in the road, and when they slowed down to pass over it a terrorist jumped on one of the vehicles and blew himself up," Ali Jan Askaryar, head of police in the western district of Kabul, said.

The injuries of the three soldiers were described as non-life threatening.

"Initial indicators are that one Canadian soldier has been killed and three Canadian soldiers have been injured," the NATO-led security force said in a statement.

All of the soldiers are members of the International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF), and are taking part in policing and security operations in Kabul.

One Afghan civilian died and eight others were injured in the attack and being treated in hospital.

Last October, two other Canadians were killed in Kabul. Sgt. Robert Allan Short, 42, and Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger, 29, when a suspected landmine was detonated under their jeep. Master Cpl. Jason Cory Hamilton, Cpl. Thomas Stirling and Cpl. Cameron Lee Laidlaw were hurt in the incident.

The latest attack comes less than a week after members of a second contingent of Canadian troops began heading to Afghanistan. They will replace the first wave of troops who have been there for the past six months.

Nearly 2,000 men and women from CFB Valcartier are expected to be in Camp Julien near the Afghan capital by mid-February.

Canada has about 1,900 soldiers stationed in Kabul, serving as part of the NATO-backed ISAF.

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/01/27/cdnsafghan010427

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This Canadian should not have died. Fuck you Americans for starting shit with the Muslims. If it wasn't for you dumb cunts, this poor chap might have been at home with his wife and children watching hockey on the tube and drinking beers with his buds.

This is ridiculous, no Canadian should die for American problems. Fuck you, you fucking cowards.

/end rant

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My thoughts are with his family and the other soldiers who are injured. This is 3 Canadian soldiers who have died in Afghanistan, without counting the ones that died from that U.S. Friendly Fire bullshit. seriously, fuck you USA.

Let's have a moment of silence for our fallen brother...

[Fall Down Blue]

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[funnygeezus]

the one who died was a newfie, as was one of the injured.

[mirrar]

Originally posted by funnygeezus
the one who died was a newfie, as was one of the injured.

this morning on the radio i heard about this guy who the cops pulled over and asked if he was drunk driving and he was like no i can't i'm on meds, and proceeded to pull out two things to show the cops-one was his meds, yeah, and the other was 4 grams of weed in a pill thing-and he was a newfie i enjoyed it.

[Nimrod]

I can't help but make the "voice in my mind" sound like the South Park Canadian prime minister whenever Canadians are quoted in print.

Also, it makes the story more funny and less tragic.

[meow]

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[BeautifulLoser]

I like how some Canadians on this board will call American soldiers' deaths "a part of war" and no big deal, but when a Canadian dies, OH NO!

[meow]

Originally posted by BeautifulLoser
I like how some Canadians on this board will call American soldiers' deaths "a part of war" and no big deal, but when a Canadian dies, OH NO!

Its because lately on CNN all you see is "OMG ANOTHER AMERICAN DIED AT WAR"

[Fattening Ass]

silly canucks.

[BeautifulLoser]

Originally posted by meow


Its because lately on CNN all you see is "OMG ANOTHER AMERICAN DIED AT WAR"

Not really.. they're footnotes at the bottom of the screen now, and maybe a 3 second blurb on the top stories. No one really cares anymore, sadly.

I try to listen for the names to see if I know them if they're from Ft Hood.

[sppunk]

Originally posted by meow


Its because lately on CNN all you see is "OMG ANOTHER AMERICAN DIED AT WAR"

That's because the U.S. is involved in the occupation of a country, whereas Canada is involved in hockey and growing hydro.

[Mooney]

Originally posted by BeautifulLoser
I like how some Canadians on this board will call American soldiers' deaths "a part of war" and no big deal, but when a Canadian dies, OH NO!

perhaps it's because the americans start the wars.

[Fall Down Blue]

Originally posted by BeautifulLoser
I like how some Canadians on this board will call American soldiers' deaths "a part of war" and no big deal, but when a Canadian dies, OH NO!

You stupid bitch. I knew you'd come in here and say something dumb. You Americans STARTED this fucking war. You're the ones who didn't wait for proper UN approval, you went in and occupied a country against the will of the rest of the world. What the fuck do you expect? Of course you're gonna get 4-5 soldires dying each day, you're occupying a fucking country.

Us Canadians are simply cleaning up the mess you left behind in Afghanistan, doing what YOU fucks should be doing. We're peacekeepers, not occupiers and oil thieves. There's a big fucking difference.

Who gives a shit if Americans die each die in Iraq, you fucks deserve it for the 10 thousand + iraqis you killed in this war, cunt.

[Fall Down Blue]

R.I.P. Cpl. Jamie Murphy



his family, from left to right, sister Norma, Norman, Alice and sister Rosemary at their Conception Harbour home.

[Fall Down Blue]

CONCEPTION HARBOUR, NFLD. - The parents of a Canadian soldier killed in a bombing in Afghanistan say they had been looking forward to their son returning home to Newfoundland after his six-month tour of duty.

"We were counting the days, and so was his father, on the calendar," said Alice Murphy, mother of Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy.

The 26-year-old soldier from Conception Harbour, Nfld. was killed Tuesday near Kabul when a suicide bomber with explosives strapped to his body reportedly jumped on one of two Iltis jeeps carrying six Canadian soldiers on patrol.

"Every day, [his father would] say to me, 'Alice, he's near. He's only got another few days and he'll be back,' " said Alice Murphy.

Lieut. Jason Matthew Feyko, 30, of Peterborough, Ont., Cpl. Jeremy Gerald MacDonald, 30, of Burnt Islands, Nfld. and Cpl. Richard Michael Newman, 23, of Hartland, N.B., were also wounded in the attack that killed Murphy. The three wounded soldiers have non-life threatening injuries

One Afghan civilian died and eight others were injured. They're being treated in hospital.

The bombing comes as members of the regiment were in the process of returning to Canada after a six-month tour of duty. Murphy was due to return home next Friday.

Murphy's parents said they learned their son had been killed when they answered a knock on the door at 5 a.m. on Tuesday

"I knew when I saw them at the door," said Alice Murphy. "They told me that Jamie was dead. He was a wonderful son. I loved him with all my heart."

His mother said her son loved his work but was eager to return home. His sister Rosemary Ryan said Jamie and his girlfriend were moving into a house together when he returned to Newfoundland.

"We were just proud of him and we couldn't wait until he came back," said Ryan.

Taliban supporters have reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place at 8:30 a.m. local time. The soldiers were on routine patrol on the western side of Kabul, about one kilometre from the Canadian base Camp Julien.


"There was a bump in the road, and when they slowed down to pass over it a terrorist jumped on one of the vehicles and blew himself up," said Ali Jan Askaryar, head of police in the western district of Kabul.

One of the injured soldiers was transported to a German medical facility to undergo surgery. He has shrapnel wounds to his face and may have damage to an eye. The two other soldiers remain in the care of Canadian medical staff at Camp Julien. One has shrapnel injuries to his upper body, while another suffered very minor injuries.

"Our deepest sympathies are with the families and friends of the victims of this terrible event," Minister of National Defence David Pratt said in a statement.

All of the soldiers are members of the International Security and Assistance Force policing Kabul.

[Fall Down Blue]

For people who want to watch the news report from CBC in real video, i strongly recommend it.

http://www.cbc.ca/MRL/clips/ram-lo/jvd_kabul0401271.ram

[Brandont_h]

Originally posted by Fall Down Blue

Lieut. Jason Matthew Feyko, 30, of Peterborough, Ont.

There was something on the local news about this tonight, but I just caught the end of that story. . . I guess I know now what it was all about.