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Afghanistan

A Solider's story - Canada in Afghanistan

A Soldier's Story - Private Jeremy Dobson

Our First Meeting
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Thursday, February 8, 2007

Our first meeting was in Dobson’s family home, with his parents and his younger brother, just days before he shipped out. He was nervous, and his family was worried about his safety. No one knew what to expect.
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February 12, 2007
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Monday, February 12, 2007

Things are going good over here in Afghanistan. The flight over was long but it was alright. We left Fredericton and flew for about 6 hours to Germany. Then we flew another 6 hours to Dubai, then another 3...
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February 20, 2007
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Everything is still going good over here. I can’t really tell you much about the missions but so far everything we’ve done has been calm and collected. There are some days and nights when I’m on shift that things just...
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February 28, 2007
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

On one of the missions some of the members came under fire, and it brought a new awareness to us. Until then everything had been quite good and then going out on a simple mission and something like that happens we react a whole lot differently
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March 8, 2007
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Friday, March 9, 2007

It has most definitely been a tough week here in Afghanistan. There is a lot of sorrow felt throughout the camp because of the tragic accident that took the life of Cpl. Kevin Megeney.
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March 27, 2007
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Jeremy is back home on leave. Every soldier gets three weeks leave from their tour of duty in Afghanistan. Jeremy just happens to be one of the first of his unit to come home. For Jeremy the timing was great.
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April 12, 2007
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Thursday, April 12, 2007

I have made it back to duty. Yes, I knew all of the soldiers that took a fatal fall on Sunday. When I was back at CFB Gagetown these are people that I would run into everyday, and I was good friends with a couple of them. They were all good people that deserved the best.
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May 2, 2007
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Thursday, May 3, 2007

The temperature over here is getting ridiculous. It has been so hot that a couple of fellow members lighters have exploded while sitting on top of their kit in the sun.
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May 9, 2007
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Wednesday, May 9, 2007

It’s not that easy keeping in touch with home, but I can usually contact home at least once a week.
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May 14, 2007
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

We have had quite the interesting week. The 7th of May. Our tanks were trying out road clearance equipment and we were on our way to do a patrol, when the convoy came under RPG (rocket propelled grenade) fire.
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June 1,2007
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Friday, June 1, 2007

It is quite warm over here. (Editors note: the temperature in Kandahar today is 37 degrees). On an operation I usually carry at least 5 litres of water on me and I usually go through that quite quickly, depending on how long we are dismounted from our Light Armoured Vehicle
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July 5th, 2007
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Friday, July 27, 2007

The last month I have been driving the Lav 3 again which is quite a more stressful job than being on the ground because now you have to worry about everyone in the back and in the turret. I have to look for mines in the roads as I’m driving and I have to try and make the ride as smooth as I can for everyone else
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August 20th, 2007
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Monday, August 20, 2007

Jeremy Dobson is back home. His 6 month mission to Afghanistan is over. I caught up with Jeremy at his parents' home in Oxford.
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BIOGRAPHY

Private Jeremy Dobson

Pte. Jeremy Dobson

Age: 20
Hometown:
Oxford, N.S.

Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment

Experience: Afghanistan will be Dobson's first Overseas mission

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