Our Soldiers in Afghanistan - updated 8 December 2008
All our soldiers have returned home safe and sound.
News - 5 August - On the 18th of July, the 88th Canadian soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Cpl Arnal of 2 PPCLI was killed. Injured in that same attack was Cpl Neal Carman from the Westies. Cpl Carman did undergo some surgery but was expected back on duty with his platoon soon after the attack.
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In February 2007, 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.
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.
Update September 2007. All of the soldiers have returned to Canada and have ended their mission. Unfortunately the Regiment lost one soldier in the conflict. Master Corporal Colin Bason was killed on 4 July 2007. Please go to the page dedicated to Colin.
Photographs From The Front!
A little bit of heavy support! (Cpl Jordan Irvine -2008)
Afghanistan (Cpl Jordon Irvine - 2008)
Now that is HOT! (Cpl Jordon Irvine - 2008)
Afghanistan (Cpl Jordan Irvine - 2008)
Tail gunner. (Cpl Jordan Irvine - 2008)
Cpl Jordan Irvine at his machine gun post in Afghanistan. (Cpl Jordan Irvine - 2008)
Afghanistan landing zone. (Cpl Jordan Irvine - 2008)
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17 June 2008
Westie's from the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) at Camp Nathan Smith, Kandahar City.
(l to r) WO Perry Fiedler, Cpl Jonathan Cumming, Cpl Bradley Chandler, Sgt Curtis Beglaw, Cpl Philip Post, Cpl Daniel McKay, and Civilian (WSE) Steve Cowan. Steve is the PRT Travel Coordinator based at CNS and a former Westie. These Westie's are members of the Force Protection Company. (Photo courtesy of Steve Cowan.)
June 2008
Steve Cowan, right, receives his Afghanistan Service medal for his deployment. Steve is a former Regimental officer now a CIC Lieutenant Commander living in Comox BC. Steve signed up with the CF Personnel Support Agency and was deployed overseas as the PRT Travel Coordinator. (Photo courtesy of Steve Cowan.)
January 2008 - LCol Doug Poitras (right) with his American Security Forces. (D. Poitras photograph)
November 2007 - Westie's Sergeant Mike Bergan (right) and Major Wilson of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
This photo was taken in Stavanger Norway. Sgt Bergan is there for pre-deployment training.
(Mike Bergan photograph)
