Sgt. Martin Goudreault Killed in Afghanistan- 07 June 10
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Who ever is in charge of recruiting Sappers "up there" is clearly only interested in taking the very best.
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rest in peace sgt (salute)
condolences to family,,,,comrades,,, and friends
scoty b
condolences to family,,,,comrades,,, and friends
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Condolences to family and comrades. 
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News Room
Our Fallen Comrade Returns Home
LFCA MA 12-10 - June 8, 2010
OTTAWA – Our fallen comrade, Sergeant Martin Rene Goudreault of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, based in Edmonton, Alberta, returns home to Canada tomorrow.
Where: 8 Wing, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 2 p.m.
What: At the request of the family media will be permitted on the tarmac.
Present to pay their respects will be Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, General Walt Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff, and other dignitaries.
Sgt. Goudreault was killed after an improvised explosive device detonated during a foot patrol, about 15 kilometers southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwayi District, at approximately 6:30 a.m. Kandahar time on 6 June 2010.
Sgt. Goudreault was serving in Afghanistan as a member of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group.
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For more information: Capt. Annie Morin, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton Public Affairs Officer
Tel: (613) 392-2811, ext. 4565, Cell: 613-243-7330 or
via e-mail: annie.morin@forces.gc.ca
As this is a solemn and formal occasion, all attending are requested to dress appropriately.
Our Fallen Comrade Returns Home
LFCA MA 12-10 - June 8, 2010
OTTAWA – Our fallen comrade, Sergeant Martin Rene Goudreault of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, based in Edmonton, Alberta, returns home to Canada tomorrow.
Where: 8 Wing, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.
When: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 2 p.m.
What: At the request of the family media will be permitted on the tarmac.
Present to pay their respects will be Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, General Walt Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff, and other dignitaries.
Sgt. Goudreault was killed after an improvised explosive device detonated during a foot patrol, about 15 kilometers southwest of Kandahar City, in the Panjwayi District, at approximately 6:30 a.m. Kandahar time on 6 June 2010.
Sgt. Goudreault was serving in Afghanistan as a member of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group.
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For more information: Capt. Annie Morin, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton Public Affairs Officer
Tel: (613) 392-2811, ext. 4565, Cell: 613-243-7330 or
via e-mail: annie.morin@forces.gc.ca
As this is a solemn and formal occasion, all attending are requested to dress appropriately.
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Parents of soldier killed in Afghanistan say he was doing what he truly wanted
The Canadian Press
The parents of Sgt. Martin Goudreault say their son was easygoing, funny, energetic, not afraid to speak his mind and loved people.
In a statement released by the Canadian Forces, Aurel and Micheline Goudreault say they are incredibly proud of their son, adding he was doing what he truly wanted — to be in the army.
They say he wanted “to make a difference” in Afghanistan after seeing the children there.
And they say “he knew that he was making a difference.”
Goudreault, a native of Sudbury, Ont., was killed by a makeshift bomb on Sunday west of Kandahar city. The 35-year-old was on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Gen. Walt Natynczyk, chief of the defence staff, will be on hand for a repatriation ceremony Wednesday afternoon at CFB Trenton, Ont.
In their statement, Goudreault’s parents relate how he liked to help people, noting he went to the United States to certify as a lifeguard because a community there needed one so their kids could swim.
“Martin was easygoing. He never argued, he was funny and he always had so much energy,” they said.
“He was a joker who liked to kid around and he never sweated the small stuff. When it came to his job, his men always came first. His priority was looking after his troops and he was easy to talk to.”
They said Goudreault joined the engineers’ regiment because it was a challenge and he was always challenging himself.
He once completed the combat diver course because it was the hardest course he could do at that time.
The Canadian Press
The parents of Sgt. Martin Goudreault say their son was easygoing, funny, energetic, not afraid to speak his mind and loved people.
In a statement released by the Canadian Forces, Aurel and Micheline Goudreault say they are incredibly proud of their son, adding he was doing what he truly wanted — to be in the army.
They say he wanted “to make a difference” in Afghanistan after seeing the children there.
And they say “he knew that he was making a difference.”
Goudreault, a native of Sudbury, Ont., was killed by a makeshift bomb on Sunday west of Kandahar city. The 35-year-old was on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Gen. Walt Natynczyk, chief of the defence staff, will be on hand for a repatriation ceremony Wednesday afternoon at CFB Trenton, Ont.
In their statement, Goudreault’s parents relate how he liked to help people, noting he went to the United States to certify as a lifeguard because a community there needed one so their kids could swim.
“Martin was easygoing. He never argued, he was funny and he always had so much energy,” they said.
“He was a joker who liked to kid around and he never sweated the small stuff. When it came to his job, his men always came first. His priority was looking after his troops and he was easy to talk to.”
They said Goudreault joined the engineers’ regiment because it was a challenge and he was always challenging himself.
He once completed the combat diver course because it was the hardest course he could do at that time.
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Repatriation Ceremony for Sergeant Martin Goudreault, Grenville St., Toronto, Ontario, June 9th, 2010:
http://www.torontoems.ca/main-site/newsletter/emstoday/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mural.jpg
Information on the mural here:
http://www.mocca.ca/blog/exhibition/courtyard-muralrepatriationscott-mcfarland/
http://www.torontoems.ca/main-site/newsletter/emstoday/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mural.jpg
Information on the mural here:
http://www.mocca.ca/blog/exhibition/courtyard-muralrepatriationscott-mcfarland/
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