Cpl. Nathan Hornburg Killed in Afghanistan- 25 Sept/07
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Associated Press Article
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Two battles kill more than 165 suspected Taliban
The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two battles killed more than 165 Taliban fighters and one U.S.-led coalition soldier in southern Afghanistan as President Hamid Karzai prepared to discuss his country's escalating violence at the White House.
An ongoing clash began early Tuesday when several dozen insurgents attacked a joint coalition-Afghan patrol with machine guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades near the Taliban-controlled town of Musa Qala in Helmand province, with Taliban reinforcements flowing in all day, a coalition statement said.
The coalition returned artillery fire and called in fighter aircraft, killing more than 100 of the Taliban fighters, the coalition said. One coalition soldier was killed and four wounded.
The coalition said there were no immediate reports of civilian deaths or injuries.
Taliban militants overran Musa Qala in February, four months after British troops left the town following a contentious peace agreement that handed over security responsibilities to Afghan elders. Musa Qala has been in control of Taliban fighters ever since.
Situated in northern Helmand province, Musa Qala and the region around it have seen the heaviest fighting in Afghanistan this year. It is also in the middle of the country's poppy-growing belt.
In neighbouring Uruzgan province, more than 80 Taliban fighters attacked a joint Afghan and coalition patrol from multiple bunkers near the village of Kakrak during a six-hour battle Tuesday night, the coalition said.
The ground force commander requested coalition artillery and air support, which bombarded "Taliban positions, killing more than 65 insurgents,'' it said.
Three civilians were wounded in the crossfire and evacuated to a military medical facility nearby, it said. No Afghan or coalition forces were hurt.
The battle took place near an area where more than three dozen insurgents were killed as they prepared an ambush six days ago, the coalition said.
The huge clashes come as Karzai prepares to meet with President George W. Bush on Wednesday in the United States. Bush is seeking assurances that Karzai is dealing with Afghanistan's soaring drug trade and security problems.
Afghan opium poppy cultivation hit a record high this year, fuelled by Taliban militants and corrupt government officials, a UN report found last month. The country produces nearly all the world's opium, and Taliban insurgents are profiting.
More than 4,400 people -- mostly militants -- have died in insurgency-related violence this year, according to an Associated Press count based on figures from Afghan and western officials.
Copy at http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070926/taliban_afghan_070926/20070926?hub=World
Two battles kill more than 165 suspected Taliban
The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two battles killed more than 165 Taliban fighters and one U.S.-led coalition soldier in southern Afghanistan as President Hamid Karzai prepared to discuss his country's escalating violence at the White House.
An ongoing clash began early Tuesday when several dozen insurgents attacked a joint coalition-Afghan patrol with machine guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades near the Taliban-controlled town of Musa Qala in Helmand province, with Taliban reinforcements flowing in all day, a coalition statement said.
The coalition returned artillery fire and called in fighter aircraft, killing more than 100 of the Taliban fighters, the coalition said. One coalition soldier was killed and four wounded.
The coalition said there were no immediate reports of civilian deaths or injuries.
Taliban militants overran Musa Qala in February, four months after British troops left the town following a contentious peace agreement that handed over security responsibilities to Afghan elders. Musa Qala has been in control of Taliban fighters ever since.
Situated in northern Helmand province, Musa Qala and the region around it have seen the heaviest fighting in Afghanistan this year. It is also in the middle of the country's poppy-growing belt.
In neighbouring Uruzgan province, more than 80 Taliban fighters attacked a joint Afghan and coalition patrol from multiple bunkers near the village of Kakrak during a six-hour battle Tuesday night, the coalition said.
The ground force commander requested coalition artillery and air support, which bombarded "Taliban positions, killing more than 65 insurgents,'' it said.
Three civilians were wounded in the crossfire and evacuated to a military medical facility nearby, it said. No Afghan or coalition forces were hurt.
The battle took place near an area where more than three dozen insurgents were killed as they prepared an ambush six days ago, the coalition said.
The huge clashes come as Karzai prepares to meet with President George W. Bush on Wednesday in the United States. Bush is seeking assurances that Karzai is dealing with Afghanistan's soaring drug trade and security problems.
Afghan opium poppy cultivation hit a record high this year, fuelled by Taliban militants and corrupt government officials, a UN report found last month. The country produces nearly all the world's opium, and Taliban insurgents are profiting.
More than 4,400 people -- mostly militants -- have died in insurgency-related violence this year, according to an Associated Press count based on figures from Afghan and western officials.
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A quality soldier, and a quality family. From the Canoe website:
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2007/09/26/4528618-cp.html
Slain soldier death had purpose, he made a difference:family
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
CALGARY - Cpl. Nathan Hornburg, a reservist with the King's Own Calgary Regiment became the 71st Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan Monday as he tried to put a track back on a Leopard tank while under fire.
Here is a statement from his family in Calgary and southern Alberta:
Our Son and Brother, Nathan Hornburg, represented the best of all of us. He represented what all Canadians should strive to be.
As a boy, he was happy growing up in the neighbourhood of Glamorgan in Calgary, and was greatly influenced by the Calgary Waldorf School philosophy of rhythm, reverence, and ritual. But as much as he loved growing up in Calgary, he also loved the land, and was often found spending time with his extended family in Nanton, Alberta, a place to which he felt deeply connected, and in which he became a son to a second community.
Nathan approached life with enthusiasm. As a young man, he never failed to express a strong sense of fair play, leadership, and curiosity. He was well respected by all who knew him, because he was a true friend, always finding the positive in any situation, always offering his strength when the strength of others was failing. In a way, he was the rock people knew they could depend on, that we knew we could depend on. Nathan was his father's best friend, and the best son and brother a person could be.
Nathan was a leader of men. He never shrunk from responsibility, no matter how difficult the call. In a way, that's why he chose to join the Canadian Forces, to serve with the King's Own Calgary Regiment, and in the end, to go to Afghanistan. He had a warrior's heart, never afraid to lead from the front, and encourage those behind him to be brave in the face of adversity.
The fact that Nathan volunteered to go to Afghanistan, and the way in which he did so, were characteristic of Nathan's approach to life, and any major decision. He evaluated the facts, did extensive research on the subject, looked at the decision from all angles, and then decided using both his heart and mind. Nathan decided to go to that country fully informed and aware of the danger. He went because he felt it was right, and that he could help those in need. He went to support his fellow troops and friends, he went because his country asked him to, and he went because he felt, from the bottom of his heart, that it was the right thing to do.
Before he left, Nathan told his mother that he loved his life, and regardless of outcomes, he would have no regrets. As a family, it would break our hearts to know that the future of the mission in Afghanistan may be determined by uninformed reaction and political opportunism, rather than by the studied measure of logic and wisdom. Nathan's death had purpose. He made a difference. He protected the weak, and stood shoulder to shoulder with warriors to fight tyranny, to help those who needed it, and to defend the values that Canadians hold dear.
Being a soldier was only one aspect of Nathan's life, but bravery and thoughtfulness existed in all aspects of his life. In the end, what Canadians need to know about Nathan is that he was a man of character, a man of purpose, a leader of men, a warrior, a student of the world, and the best of all of us. We remember him, and hope his legacy will encourage us all to be better than we are.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2007/09/26/4528618-cp.html
Slain soldier death had purpose, he made a difference:family
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
CALGARY - Cpl. Nathan Hornburg, a reservist with the King's Own Calgary Regiment became the 71st Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan Monday as he tried to put a track back on a Leopard tank while under fire.
Here is a statement from his family in Calgary and southern Alberta:
Our Son and Brother, Nathan Hornburg, represented the best of all of us. He represented what all Canadians should strive to be.
As a boy, he was happy growing up in the neighbourhood of Glamorgan in Calgary, and was greatly influenced by the Calgary Waldorf School philosophy of rhythm, reverence, and ritual. But as much as he loved growing up in Calgary, he also loved the land, and was often found spending time with his extended family in Nanton, Alberta, a place to which he felt deeply connected, and in which he became a son to a second community.
Nathan approached life with enthusiasm. As a young man, he never failed to express a strong sense of fair play, leadership, and curiosity. He was well respected by all who knew him, because he was a true friend, always finding the positive in any situation, always offering his strength when the strength of others was failing. In a way, he was the rock people knew they could depend on, that we knew we could depend on. Nathan was his father's best friend, and the best son and brother a person could be.
Nathan was a leader of men. He never shrunk from responsibility, no matter how difficult the call. In a way, that's why he chose to join the Canadian Forces, to serve with the King's Own Calgary Regiment, and in the end, to go to Afghanistan. He had a warrior's heart, never afraid to lead from the front, and encourage those behind him to be brave in the face of adversity.
The fact that Nathan volunteered to go to Afghanistan, and the way in which he did so, were characteristic of Nathan's approach to life, and any major decision. He evaluated the facts, did extensive research on the subject, looked at the decision from all angles, and then decided using both his heart and mind. Nathan decided to go to that country fully informed and aware of the danger. He went because he felt it was right, and that he could help those in need. He went to support his fellow troops and friends, he went because his country asked him to, and he went because he felt, from the bottom of his heart, that it was the right thing to do.
Before he left, Nathan told his mother that he loved his life, and regardless of outcomes, he would have no regrets. As a family, it would break our hearts to know that the future of the mission in Afghanistan may be determined by uninformed reaction and political opportunism, rather than by the studied measure of logic and wisdom. Nathan's death had purpose. He made a difference. He protected the weak, and stood shoulder to shoulder with warriors to fight tyranny, to help those who needed it, and to defend the values that Canadians hold dear.
Being a soldier was only one aspect of Nathan's life, but bravery and thoughtfulness existed in all aspects of his life. In the end, what Canadians need to know about Nathan is that he was a man of character, a man of purpose, a leader of men, a warrior, a student of the world, and the best of all of us. We remember him, and hope his legacy will encourage us all to be better than we are.
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Rest in Peace...Brother :'(
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To the Hornburg family....................you humble me.
On behalf of my family, we thank you.
Nathan will not be forgotten.
On behalf of my family, we thank you.
Nathan will not be forgotten.
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RIP Cpl. Hornburg
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