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Fallen Soldier Returning Home
MA 06-26 - October 10, 2006
OTTAWA, Ont. — Our fallen soldier, Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson, a member of the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD), based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, is scheduled to return home to Canada tomorrow.
Where: 8 Wing Trenton, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When: Wednesday, October 11, 7:55 p.m.
What: At the wishes of the families, media are invited to view the arrival, though no interviews will be given.
Present to pay their respects will be The Minister of National Defence, Gordon O’Connor, and other dignitaries.
Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson was killed October 7, 2006, at approximately 5 a.m. (Afghanistan time), when the RG-31 he was travelling in was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Panjwayi area, approximately 25 km West of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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Note to the Editor/News Director:
Interested media must contact Capt. Nicole Meszaros, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton Public Affairs Officer, who can be reached at (613) 392-2811 ext. 2041, mobile (613) 391-5233 or at: meszaros.nl@forces.gc.ca.
For flight information, contact the Air Passenger Terminal at 1-800-487-1186.
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