INDEPTH: FRIENDLY FIRE
Who they were
CBC News Online | Updated October 22, 2003
THE SOLDIERS KILLED BY "FRIENDLY FIRE"
Sgt. Marc D. Leger
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Sgt. Marc D. Leger
Age 29, of Lancaster, Ontario.
In the army for nine years.
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VIDEO: Members of Sgt. Marc Leger's family talk about his life, the tragedy and the support they have received from the community (Runs 3:46)
FULL STORY: Fallen Canadian soldiers laid to rest
VIDEO: CBC TV's Ioanna Roumeliotis on Sgt. Marc Leger's funeral (Runs 2:24)
Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer
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Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer
Age 24, of Montreal, Quebec
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VIDEO: CBC TV's Raj Ahluwalia talks to the family of Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer about his death.
VIDEO: Newsworld's Lorne Saxberg talks to Daryl Bonar, a friend of Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer. (Runs 4:11)
FULL STORY: Family and friends bury Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
VIDEO:CBC TV's Ioanna Roumeliotis on the funeral for Cpl. Dyer
VIDEO:Newsworld's Lorne Saxberg talks to Edris Arthur, Dyer's former teacher at Parkdale Elementary School, and Mary Theophilopoulos, principal of Parkdale Elementary (Runs 4:08)
Pte. Richard Green
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Pte. Richard Green
Age 21, of Mill Cove, Nova Scotia. Graduated from Forest Heights Community School. Joined the military in September 1998.
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FROM CBC NOVA SCOTIA: Hubbards mourns Private Richard Green
FULL STORY: Friends and family pay tribute to Pte. Richard Green
VIDEO: CBC Newsworld Morning's Suhana Meharchand talks to Richard Fraughton, former teacher and friend of Pte. Richard Green (Runs 4:20)
FROM CBC NOVA SCOTIA: Nova Scotia Mourns
Pte. Nathan Smith
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Pte. Nathan Smith
Age 27 of Porter's Lake, Nova Scotia.
Graduated nine years ago from Eastern Shore District High School.
Joined Armed Forces in 1998.
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FULL STORY: Fallen Canadian soldiers laid to rest
VIDEO: CBC TV's Tom Murphy on Pte. Nathan Smith's funeral (Runs 2:24)
FROM CBC NOVA SCOTIA: Friends remember Private Nathan Smith
FROM CBC NOVA SCOTIA: Nova Scotia Mourns
Sgt. Lorne Ford is lowered from the plane
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THE WOUNDED
Here is a list of the injured soldiers returning to Canada on Tuesday, Apr. 23rd:
Sgt. Lorne Ford
- Age: 33
- Brampton, Ontario
- Left leg and right eye injured; left foot may have to be amputated
- Taken to University of Alberta hospital upon his return to Canada to be examined by an ophthalmologist and orthopedic and plastic surgeons
Sgt. Lorne Ford
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- Engaged to Jennifer Stiles, 28, of Edmonton
- Mother: Helen
- Former member of the Airborne regiment, now disbanded
Cpl. René Paquette
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Cpl. René Paquette
- Age: 33
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Ruptured eardrums and bruised lung
- His wife, Lauren, delivered their daughter, Breanne, on Apirl 3, three weeks before Paquette returned to Canada, when he saw her in person for the first time
Master Cpl. Curtis Hollister
- Age: 29
- Cupar, Saskatchewan
- Burns on his face and neck
- Father: Len
Cpl. Brett Perry
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Cpl. Brett Perry
- Age: 26
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
Pte. Norman Link
- Age: 24
- Grand Prarie, Alberta
- Injured leg
- Parents:Ron and Brenda
- Engaged to Shannon Riley
Cpl. Brian Decaire
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Cpl. Brian Decaire
- Age: 25
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Injured arm
Two other soldiers were treated for minor injuries and remain with their unit in Afghanistan:
Master Cpl. Stanley P. Clark
Cpl. Shane Brennan
- Age: 28
- Collingwood, Ontario
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The four soldiers killed were:
Sgt. Marc Leger
Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer
Pte. Richard Green
Pte. Nathan Smith
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Six injured Canadians return home
VIDEO: Col. Stuart Beare holds military briefing following the return of wounded soldiers (Runs 3:45)
VIDEO: Corporals Brett Perry, Brian Decaire and René Paquette thank Canadians for their support (Runs 3:00)
VIDEO: Cpls. Brett Perry, Brian Decaire and René Paquette answer questions about the night they were bombed by an American plane during training exercises in Afghanistan. (Runs 13:30)
Sgt. Lorne Ford talks to the media in Edmonton for the first time about the night an American bomb fell on him and his colleagues during training exercises in Afghanistan.
VIDEO: Part 1 (Runs 10:17)
VIDEO: Part 2 (Runs 13:06)
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