Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 27, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba By sue Bailey o Ottawa maj. Pasta Hess von Kruedener or maj. H. V. K. As he signed his e mails loved his work As a career Soldier with a gusto that was his trademark. Family friends and former colleagues prayed for the Best and braced for the worst As they waited for word on the in observers Fate in one of the most precarious regions in the Middle East. The worst was All but confirmed yesterday As prime minister Stephen Harper said Hess von Kruedener is missing and presumed dead after an israeli bomb flattened a clearly marked in Post in Southern Lebanon. The blast tuesday killed three other unarmed observers. The incident underscores the dangers that our Canadian forces members face in All the roles they undertake to serve our country with distinction and honour and provide assistance to citizens in countries far from our shores Harper said in a statement. Hess von Kruedener believed to be in his mid 40s, leaves behind his wife Cynthia and two grown children a daughter and Stepson said a National defence spokesman. Efforts to Clear rubble from the area dragged through yesterday. By the evening there was still no word from Hess von Kruedener and he was presumed killed. Cynthia Hess von Kruedener said last night through a spokesman that she wants canadians to Pray for her husband. She would prefer that canadians would Pray somehow for his Safe return maj. Bernard Dionne told the Canadian press. We have recognized he is missing and presumed dead but we have no confirmation. She does not like the fact that the Media mostly Are reporting that he would be dead. The incident is shaping up to be a major International embarrassment for israeli leaders who say the observer station was hit by Accident. The Jerusalem Post reported yesterday that a High ranking military source confirmed that israeli jets mistakenly fired on the in building but rejected claims that the strike was intentional. We made a mistake in identifying the target and thought it was a Hezbollah outpost the officer told the Post. But a preliminary in report released to the associated press says the peacekeepers called the israeli military 10 times in the hours leading up to the fatal strike asking them to Stop nearby bombings. In officials said the observation position was Well marked and a picture the world body released yesterday showed the three Storey building was painted White with the letters in emblazoned in Large Black letters on All sides and a Light Blue in Flag Hung from a nearby flagpole that was roughly 15 metres High. Still the debacle did not appear to soften harpers support for israelis powerful show of Force. I think this event is obviously a terrible tragedy he said. But that does not change the right of a country to defend itself against terrorists and violent attacks. Canadian officials will work with the in and the israeli government to find out what happened Harper added. He also questioned Why the in did not pull its observers out of what he called a virtual War zone. Hess von Kruedener described in a july 18 email to ctr. Ca the growing chaos surrounding his in Post in Khiam a Dusty Village about 10 Kilometres from where the israeli lebanese and syrian Borders intersect. What i can Tell you is this we have on a daily basis had numerous occasions where our position has come under direct or indirect fire from both artillery and Aerial bombing he wrote. Hess von Kruedener had been an infantry officer with the Princess patricians Canadian Light infantry for 20 years. He served in Cyprus the democratic Republic of Congo formerly Zaire and twice in Bosnia before joining the in truce and supervision organization last october. He had three months remaining on the one year Mission. Regimental warrant officer Pete Palmer based with the Princess pats in Edmonton recalled Hess on Kruedener As one of the most fit Gung to types of soldiers. He was demanding of both professionalism and knowing your Job and also being Able to Lead by example. He was in excellent physical condition. It. Col. Shane Brennan the army head of the Canadian evacuation Mission in Beirut agreed. He was always very fit. He had a positive attitude but he was not afraid to speak his mind. He was a bit of a character who was always pushing the limits of what he was doing. Cap Lebanon in crisis Winnipeg free press thursday july 27, 2006 a5 Honda races. You win. Honda offers one of the most fuel efficient line ups of vehicles lease and finance offers Are from Honda Canada finance inc., on approved credit. Based on a 2006 Odyssey la Model rl3826e. 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In response to in Secretary general Kofi Annan suggestion Israel deliberately targeted the in outpost i certainly doubt that to be the Case Given that the government of Israel has been co operating with us in our evacuation efforts in our efforts to move Canadian citizens out of Lebanon and also trying to keep our own troops that Are on the ground involved in the evacuation out of harms Way. We want to find out Why this United nations Post was attacked and also Why it remained manned during what is now More or less a War during obvious danger to these individuals. What pm Stephen Harper has said in a Call to Harper late yesterday he expressed his deep regret for the death of the Canadian Soldier and he apologized on behalf of his government. He offered his governments full co operation to canadians investigating the incident. In a Call to Annan he said the Post was hit inadvertently. Israeli pm Ehud of Mertys response the reaction to harpers comments instead of calling on Israel to utilize restraint to prevent civilian deaths and halt any further attacks on clearly marked in posts prime minister Harper questioned Why in observers were located there in the first place criticizing the victim rather than the aggressor. National Council on Canada Arab relations executive director Mazen Chou Aib said in a statement from Ottawa. The three Storey building was painted White with letters Una in Large Black letters on All sides and a Light Blue in Flag Hung from a tall flagpole. Canadian armed forces handout photo maj. Pasta Hess von Kruedener was remembered yesterday As a Soldier who led by example. Canadian served country with gusto military observer feared killed in bombing ;