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Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, following the death of four soldiersSeptember 3, 2006 “My husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I were saddened to learn of the death of four Canadian soldiers deployed to Afghanistan, Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan and Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, both of 1st Batallion, Royal Canadian Regiment, and of the death of two other soldiers, who have not been identified at the request of their families. Our thoughts are also with the Canadian soldiers injured in the same incident. We commend the level of their daily commitment, which led to them sacrificing their lives on a front fraught with danger. I offer my humble support to all, near and far, who have been devastated by this terrible news and are now mourning this sad loss. I and all Canadians have the utmost respect for the families of these young soldiers who fell while courageously defending the ideals of freedom, justice and peace. They went to that troubled area of the world with a desire to help the Afghan people to finally take charge of their own destiny, one free of violence and oppression. Let us honour them.” Media Information |
