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Military pallbearers carry the casket of Cpl. Nick Bulger to an awaiting transport plane at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, for his final journey home to Canada on July 4. (Colin Perkel/Canadian Press)A military funeral for Cpl. Nick Bulger was scheduled for Monday afternoon at St. Joseph's Basilica in downtown Edmonton.
His family has requested a private ceremony for the member of the 3rd Battalion, Prince Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
Bulger was killed in Afghanistan on July 3 while driving in a convoy that included Canadian commander Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance. Five other soldiers were injured as the vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb.
Since 2002, 124 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have died in Afghanistan.
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