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Canadian Forces - Ramp Ceremony for Sgt Andrew Joseph Doiron (Erbil, Iraq)

Pallbearers from the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) carry the casket of their fallen comrade, Sergeant Andrew Joseph Doiron, during the ramp ceremony at the Erbil International Airport, Iraq, on March 8, 2015.

 

A Canadian Armed Forces soldier was killed March 6th, 2015 in Iraq at approximately 3:50 p.m. local Ottawa time in a friendly fire incident when members of the Special Operations Forces were mistakenly engaged by Iraqi Kurdish forces following their return to an observation post behind the front lines. Killed in action was Sergeant Andrew Joseph Doiron, from the Canadian Special Operations Regiment, based at Garrison Petawawa, Ontario.

 

Photo: DND Handout

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Uploaded on March 9, 2015
Taken on March 8, 2015