Our Soldiers in Afghanistan - updated 14 February 2010
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Afghanistan?
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In February 2006 (TF1-06), one member of
The Royal Westminster Regiment was sent to Afghanistan for six
months as part of the Battle Group deployed there.
In February 2007(TF1-07), eight members
of The Royal Westminster Regiment were sent to Afghanistan for six
months as part of the Battle Group deployed there. The soldiers are
serving with 2nd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment.All the
soldiers have returned to Canada and have ended their
mission. To see images of TF1-08 please go to page for TF1-08
. 
Unfortunately the Regiment lost one soldier in the
conflict. Master Corporal Colin Bason was killed on 4 July
2007.To see images of TF1-07 please go to page for TF1-07 .
Please go to the page dedicated to
Colin.
In February 2008(TF1-08), thirty five
members of The Royal Westminster Regiment were sent to Afghanistan
for six months as part of the Battle Group deployed there. The
soldiers are serving with the deployed units of the PPCLI.
In September 2009(TF3-09), twenty two members of The
Royal Westminster Regiment were sent to Afghanistan for six months
as part of the Battle Group deployed there, part of the Observer
Mentoring Liason Team (OMLT), and one person is serving in the
civilian reconstruction mentoring role.
To see images of TF3-09 please go to page for TF3-09 .
In order to support our troops, we are asking people to send them a post card and to offer greetings from home to let them know we are thinking of them and support them in their mission.