NUmber 40

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The number of Canadians killed in Afganistan now stands at 40 with a roadside bomb attack on a cdn convoy in a Nyala RG-31.
All other members in the truck were unhurt.
Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson of the Royal Canadian Dragoons of CFB Petawawa now rests with the angels.
Thank you Trooper, thank you and your mates for making the safety of mankind your personal responsibility, and I mourn for the price you have to pay. No one comes out of combat unhurt.
sincerely
Sean




ps: In a report published last month, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives found that Canada has accounted for 43 per cent of NATO coalition casualties in Afghanistan since February. Their data period ended on Sept. 8. Since then, eight more Canadian soldiers have died.

The report also found that a Canadian soldier serving in Afghanistan was six times more likely to die than a U.S. soldier serving in Iraq.