List of Canadian Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan up to Sept 2009

List of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan - The Barrie Examiner - Ontario, CA

Since 2002, 130 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have died during the Afghanistan mission. Here is a list of the deaths:


2009


Sept. 13 - Pte. Patrick Lormand, 21 of the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment was killed in a roadside IED blast approx. 13 kilometres southwest of Kandahar city.


Sept. 6 - Maj. Yannick Pepin, 36, of Victoriaville, Que., and Cpl. Jean-Francois Drouin, 31, born in Quebec City, were killed in roadside bomb blast southwest of Kandahar city. They were based in Valcartier, Que.


Aug. 1 - Cpl. Christian Bobbitt, 23, and Sapper Matthieu Allard, 21, both based in Valcartier, Que., were killed in a roadside bomb blast in the Zhari district, west of Kandahar city.


July 16 - Pte. Sebastien Courcy, 26, killed during an operation in Panjwaii district of Kandahar. Courcy was a member of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal 22e Regiment, also known as the Van Doos, based in Valcartier, Que.