Trooper Darryl Caswell becomes the 57th Canadian soldier (and one diplomat ) tohave been killed in Afghanistan since 2002. Here is a list of the deaths:
2007
June 11 – Trooper Darryl Caswell, 25, killed in a roadside bombing 40 kilometres north of Kandahar City.
May 30 – Master Cpl. Darrell Jason Priede, killed when a U.S.
helicopter was reportedly shot down by the Taliban in Helmand province.
May 25 – Cpl. Matthew McCully, 25, killed by an improvised explosive device in Zhari District.
April 18 – Master Cpl. Anthony Klumpenhouwer, who served with elite
special forces, died after falling from a communications tower while on
duty conducting surveillance in Kandahar City.
April 11 – Master
Cpl. Allan Stewart and Trooper Patrick James Pentland killed when their
Coyote vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
April 8 –
Sgt. Donald Lucas, Cpl. Aaron E. Williams, Pte. Kevin V. Kennedy, Pte.
David R. Greenslade, Cpl. Christopher P. Stannix and Cpl. Brent Poland
killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
March 6 – Cpl. Kevin Megeney, 25, killed in accidental shooting at NATO base in Kandahar.
2006
Nov. 27 – Chief Warrant Officer Bobby Girouard and Cpl. Albert Storm killed by suicide car bomber.
Oct. 14 – Sgt. Darcy Tedford and Pte. Blake Williamson killed in ambush.
Oct. 7 – Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson killed by roadside bomb.
Oct. 3 – Sgt. Craig Gillam and Cpl. Robert Mitchell killed in series of mortar, rocket attacks.
Sept. 29 – Pte. Josh Klukie killed by explosion in Panjwaii while on foot patrol.
Sept. 18 – Pte. David Byers, Cpl. Shane Keating, Cpl. Keith Morley and
Cpl. Glen Arnold killed in suicide bicycle bomb attack while on foot
patrol in Panjwaii.
Sept. 4 – Pte. Mark Graham killed when two NATO planes accidentally strafed Canadian troops in Panjwaii district.
Sept. 3 – Sgt. Shane Stachnik, Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish,
Pte. William Cushley and Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan killed
in fighting in Panjwaii district.
Aug. 22 – Cpl. David Braun killed in suicide attack.
Aug. 11 – Cpl. Andrew Eykelenboom killed in suicide attack.
Aug. 9 – Master Cpl. Jeffrey Walsh killed by apparent accidental discharge of rifle.
Aug. 5 – Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt killed when his G-Wagon patrol vehicle collided with truck.
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.
July 22 – Cpl. Francisco Gomez and Cpl. Jason Warren killed when car packed with explosives rammed their armoured vehicle.
July 9 – Cpl. Anthony Boneca killed in firefight.
May 17 – Capt. Nichola Goddard killed in Taliban ambush. She was first
Canadian woman to be killed in action while serving in combat role.
April 22 – Cpl. Matthew Dinning, Bombardier Myles Mansell, Lt. William
Turner and Cpl. Randy Payne killed when their G-Wagon destroyed by
roadside bomb.
March 29 – Pte. Robert Costall killed in firefight with Taliban.
March 2 – Cpl. Paul Davis and Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson killed when their armoured vehicle ran off road.
Jan. 15 – Glyn Berry, British-born Canadian diplomat, killed in suicide bombing.
2005
Nov. 24 – Pte. Braun Woodfield killed when his armoured vehicle rolled over.
2004
Jan. 27 – Cpl. Jamie Murphy killed in suicide bombing while on patrol.
2003
Oct. 2 – Sgt. Robert Short and Cpl. Robbie Beerenfenger killed in roadside bombing.
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.