CFJSR Cpl Patrick Painter, Killed in House Explosion in Napanee

[57Chevy]

Sincere condolences to family and friends  iper:

 

[Nfld Sapper]

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Statement On Behalf Of The Family Of Corporal Patrick Andrew Painter
June 11, 2010

It is with great sadness that members of the Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment at Canadian Forces Base Kingston learn of the death of Corporal Patrick Andrew Painter, whose home was destroyed earlier this week in Napanee, Ontario. As a member of the Regimental family, our thoughts and prayers are with Patrick's family and friends in this time of grief.

Corporal Patrick Andrew Painter will be remembered as an outstanding Land Communications and Information Systems (LCIS) Technician and a great soldier. He was friends with many people at his home unit and a valued team player within Support Squadron. Cpl Patrick Painter participated in a deployment to Joint Task Force Afghanistan - National Command Element in 2007 - 2008 and most recently deployed to Operation PODIUM where he supported the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, maintaining computer network systems used by the military. Cpl Patrick Painter’s accomplishments were many: he was awarded the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal in November 2004, the UN medal for his deployment to the Golan in November 2004 and the South West Asia Ribbon in May 2008.

Originally from Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Patrick is survived by his Mother May Miriam Mary Painter, Father Vincent Painter, Sisters Karen and Dorothy Painter, Nephews Hunter, Marshal and Clark Howard. Grandmother Marjorie Painter

 

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My condolances to the family, friends and fellow CFJSR & Sp Sqn comrades of Cpl Patrick Painter.

I am, especially, thinking of the members of his very proud family.

Thank you Patrick for your service. And thank you to your family for their support of the troops.

http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/city/article/1072444

Student to speak at national rally
Published Saturday May 29th, 2010
QUISPAMSIS - Marshall Howard has worn red every Friday for the past three years.

Sherry Hinkley/Telegraph-JournalMarshall Howard, a Grade 6 student at Quispamsis Middle School, will be speaking at the Repatriation Memorial Drive and Rally today in Ontario. The event is being put on by the Red Fridays Foundation of Canada, which raises awareness to support Canadian troops. Howard will be riding with his family for the drive from Trenton to Toronto. The Grade 6 student at Quispamsis Middle School is a supporter of the Red Fridays Foundation of Canada, a national group that raises awareness to support Canadian troops by encouraging people to wear red each Friday.

Marshall gained attention last year when he ran the equivalent of a marathon, 42 kilometres, during his lunch period three days a week with his running club.

He raised $2,500 for the Pte. David Greenslade Memorial Bursary, which provides money for a Saint John High School student who will be pursuing a career in the military or has a family member that served, or is currently serving in the military.

Greenslade, who graduated from SJHS in 2004, was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on April 8, 2007.

"Last year I ran because I wanted to raise money for the Greenslades and it really worked out," Marshall said.

Marshall thinks it's important to show support, especially because his uncle, Patrick Painter, is currently serving in the military.

"We're the only country that repatriates our soldiers and I've got a lot of family in the Army," he said.

Marshall's mother, Dorothy, is amazed at her son's efforts.

"I'm very proud and spellbound by the fact that he's made such a large impact," she said. "Most kids today don't bother learning about their past."

The Red Fridays organization asked the middle school student to speak about his fundraising efforts at its Repatriation Memorial Drive and Rally today in Ontario.

"He is going to talk about what he did, why he did it, and why it was so important to him," Dorothy said. "We visited Dave's (Greenslade) gravesite because I wanted him to spend a few minutes there to reflect before writing his speech. Marshall is very quiet, but he is a profound thinker."

The event begins at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, where 145 red vehicles will lead a procession of supporters down the Highway of Heroes, a stretch of Highway 401 where the bodies of all repatriated soldiers travel, and it will end at Downsview Park in Toronto.

"It's a big deal to be driving that route, and Marshall just hopes it won't be his uncle some day," Dorothy said.

Dorothy expects more than 1,000 people to be in attendance at the rally in Toronto, and Marshall is both nervous and excited.

"It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance," he said.

Marshall, his mother and grandmother drove to Trenton on Thursday and will return on Monday.

"It's a short visit, but it's quite important," Dorothy said.

When Marshall returns to Quispamsis, he wants to keep inspiring other young people and has plans to run the length of another marathon when he is in Grade 8.

"It's so wonderful that Marshall understands and appreciates it, because in six more years he will be the same age as many men and women were when they served" in the First World War and Second World War, Dorothy said.