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Since 2002, 69 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have been killed/died in Afghanistan. Here is a list of the deaths:
2002
April 17 Sgt. Marc Leger, Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, Pte. Richard Green and Pte. Nathan Smith, killed when U.S. F-16 fighter mistakenly bombed Canadians.
2003
Oct. 2 Sgt. Robert Short and Cpl. Robbie Beerenfenger, killed in roadside bombing.
2004
Jan. 27 Cpl. Jamie Murphy, killed in suicide bombing while on patrol.
2005
Nov. 24 Pte. Braun Woodfield, killed when his armoured vehicle rolled over.
2006
Jan. 15 Glyn Berry, British-born Canadian diplomat, killed in suicide bombing.
March 2 Cpl. Paul Davis and Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson, killed when their armoured vehicle ran off road.
March 29 Pte. Robert Costall, killed in firefight with Taliban.
April 22 Cpl. Matthew Dinning, Bombardier Myles Mansell, Lt. William Turner and Cpl. Randy Payne, killed when their G-Wagon destroyed by roadside bomb.
May 17 Capt. Nichola Goddard, an artillery officer, killed in Taliban ambush. She was first Canadian woman to be killed in action while serving in combat role.
July 9 Cpl. Anthony Boneca, killed in firefight.
July 22 Cpl. Francisco Gomez and Cpl. Jason Warren, killed when car packed with explosives rammed their armoured vehicle.
Aug. 3 Cpl. Christopher Reid, killed by roadside bomb. Sgt. Vaughan Ingram, Cpl. Bryce Keller and Pte. Kevin Dallaire, killed in rocket-propelled grenade attack.
Aug. 5 Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt, killed when his G-Wagon patrol vehicle collided with truck.
Aug. 9 Master Cpl. Jeffrey Walsh killed, by apparent accidental discharge of rifle.
Aug. 11 Cpl. Andrew Eykelenboom, killed in suicide attack.
Aug. 22 Cpl. David Braun, killed in suicide attack.
Sept. 3 Sgt. Shane Stachnik, Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan and Pte. William Jonathan James Cushley, killed in fighting in Panjwaii district.
Sept. 4 Pte. Mark Anthony Graham, killed when two U.S. aircraft accidentally strafed Canadian troops in the Panjwaii district.
Sept 18 --- Cpl. Glen Arnold, Pte. David Byers, Cpl. Shane Keating and Cpl. Keith Morley, killed in suicide attack.
Sept 29 --- Pte. Josh Klukie, killed after triggering what may have been an improvised explosive device (IED) on a road in Afghanistan's Panjwaii district.
Oct 3 --- Sgt. Craig Paul Gillam and Cpl. Robert Thomas James Mitchell, killed in Taliban insurgents attack in the Panjwaii district.
Oct 7 --- Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson, killed when the armoured vehicle he was in struck a mine or a roadside bomb in the Panjwaii district.
Oct 14 --- Sgt. Darcy Tedford and Pte. Blake Williamson, killed when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded over their heads.
Nov 27 --- Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard and Cpl. Albert Storm were killed in a suicide bomb attack near Kandahar.
2007
Mar 2 --- Cpl. Kevin Megeney was killed in a non-combat shooting.
Apr 8 --- Sgt. Donald Lucas, Cpl. Aaron E. Williams,
Pte. Kevin Vincent Kennedy, Pte. David Robert Greenslade, Cpl. Christopher Paul Stannix, and Cpl. Brent Poland were killed when their armoured vehicle struck a roadside bomb west of Kandahar City.
Apr 11--- Master Cpl. Allan and Trooper Patrick James Pentland where killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan.
Apr 18--- Master Cpl. Anthony Klumpenhouwer died in what military officials are calling an unfortunate and tragic accident.When fell from a communication tower somewhere within Kandahar City.
May 25--- Cpl. Matthew McCully was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near a combined Afghan-Canadian patrol,approximately 35 kilometres west of Kandahar City in the volatile Zhari district.
May 30--- Master Cpl. Darrell Jason Priede was killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan.
Jun 11--- Trooper Darryl Caswell was killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Afghanistan
Jun 20--- Cpl. Stephen Frederick Bouzane, Pte. Joel Vincent Wiebe, and Sgt. Christos Karigiannis were killed when the vehicle they were in was struck by an improvised explosive device
Jul 04--- Capt. Matthew Johnathan Dawe, Master Cpl. Colin Bason, Cpl. Cole Bartsch, Pte. Lane Watkins, Cpl. Jordan Anderson and Captain Jefferson Francis. When the vehicle they were in hit a roadside bomb in the Panjwaii district of Afghanistan.
Aug 19--- Pte. Simon Longtin was killed when the vehicle he was traveling in, a LAV III, struck a roadside bomb.
Aug 22--- Master Cpl. Christian Duchesne and Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier were killed when a roadside bomb exploded during a patrol in southern Afghanistan.