Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 10, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday August 10, 2006 a3 top news accidental shooting kills Soldier from Shilo saw second tour in Afghanistan As Chance to Stop the monsters refused to speak to the Media yesterday by Matt Goerzen ? his two daughters aged six and two and his seven month old son live some c feb Shilo ? a Canadian Soldier where in the local area near the base in who described his second tour of Western Manitoba. Duty in Afghanistan As a Chance Jeff believed in his Job and Felt he to Stop the monsters of terrorism and could make a change in Afghanistan fear was accidentally shot and killed said Walsh a parents Ben and Margie by a fellow Canadian Soldier yesterday Walsh from Regina sask. In a prepared just six Days after arriving in Kanda statement yesterday. Har. We his parents support Jeff and All master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh was the forces members in Afghanistan and second in command of his Section with All our the second battalion of the Princess on the Day he left for Afghanistan Patricia a Canadian Light infantry based Jeff Walsh told a Brandon television Sta in cab Shilo. Tion it was difficult to leave his family the incident happened around noon behind. Yesterday about 20 Kilometres West of its Tough Walsh said. Its hard to Kandahar City during say goodbye. You just what the military refers any death is a have to focus on what to As a left Side right needs to be Side operation. Blow. It affects us earlier this year incoming soldiers sit Walsh shared his beside the soldiers they Back Here in thoughts and a poem Are relieving in this kind about confronting the of exercise and then Canada and his monsters in the dark reverse roles. With the Regina Leader buddies on the while conducting Post before starting his patrols Canadian sol training for what was to front line Diers normally have be his second Mission in their firearms on safety. Regardless of the Afghanistan. Its not Clear How the i wrote the poem to firearm was discharged. Circumstances explain to the everyday no further details Are civilian Why we Are in available at this time ? 2ppcli commanding officer Afghanistan he said. Regarding the exact . Stu Sharpe we As soldiers Are All cum stances surrounding too aware that terror this incident said . Brian Irwin still exists abroad and we must prevent chief of staff for task Force it from coming to our continent Ever Afghanistan. we wish to express our condolences Walsh the 25th Canadian Soldier to die to the family and friends of master Cpl. In Afghanistan was part of a month Long Walsh said Irwin. Relief in place operation that will see our thoughts and prayers go to him fresh troops replace More than 2,000 oth his family his wife his children and to ers that will be returning to Canada in his the coming weeks. The incident is being probed by the Friendly fire deaths occurring National investigation service an inde Between Canadian troops Are unusual pendent and internal body within the said capt. Doug Macnair spokesman for military. An investigator has already vis Canadian expeditionary forces com item the site of the incident. Mand Cef com. At Shilo Canadian and regimental of the 25 soldiers who died in flags flew at half Mast across the base Afghanistan since 2002, Only one Inci yesterday As news of Walsh a death Dent has been attributed to Friendly fire. Began to sink in. Earlier in the Day about 7 45 a.m., six the news cuts deep for those in uni Canadian soldiers bound with supplies form said 2ppcli commanding offi for spi boldak on the Border with Pak cer . Stu Sharpe who had to break Stan were injured when their vehicle the news to his battalion. Collided with a truck South of Kandahar. You could see that on the faces of the they were airlifted by helicopter to the soldiers. Any death is a blow. It affects Airfield Hospital where four were treat us Back Here in Canada and his buddies de and released for minor injuries. Two on the front line regardless of the Cir remain in Hospital. One is listed in Good condition and the other in fair condition. Sharpe called the 33-year-old Walsh a ? with files from Gabrielle Giro Day fans up solid Well respected Soldier who had a very promising career in the . And can West news service Shilo Media spokeswoman Lori. Truscott said Walsh a wife Julie ? who nip my rekindles Flag debate Dian heritage department. The peace Tower today because we have Martin wants House Martins motion will Likely serve Only lost another Soldier on this foreign mis to rekindle the debate that raged last to decide on lowering april and May Over the governments the conservative decision not to lower refusal to lower the peace Tower Flag the Flag which re established a Long by Tim Naumetz for Canadian soldiers killed in standing tradition interrupted by former Afghanistan since unanimous agree Liberal prime minister Paul Martin ment by maps would be required just to Drew a heated response from the pub Ottawa ? parliament should take con reach debate on the motion. Lic. Prime minister Stephen harpers tool Over its own precincts and protocol the Winnipeg my held his previously office was also flooded with letters Call from government departments so the scheduled news conference just As the ing on the government to lower it for peace Tower Flag can be lowered to half defence department announced the fallen soldiers. Mast for All Canadian soldiers killed in death of another Canadian Soldier. Military protocol Calls for the Flag to Afghanistan says new Democrat my master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh died be lowered at defence Headquarters and Pat Martin. After a weapons related Accident and other bases to Mark the death of a sol Martin served notice yesterday he will is the 25th Canadian Soldier to die in Dier while Canadian heritage depart table a motion in the commons when Afghanistan since 2002. Ment protocol Calls for the peace Tower parliament resumes this fall calling on the ultimate gesture is the peace Flag to be lowered for deceased maps maps to instruct speaker Peter Milliken Tower said Martin. This is expression senators former prime ministers and to negotiate control Over the physical of the nations grief and recognition of other dignitaries. Grounds of parliament Hill from the the contribution made. I want news Public works department and control casters to open their newscasts by say Over ceremonial protocol from the Cana can West news service ing the nations Flag is at half Mast on ;