Slain Canadian Returns from Afghanistan
by C. L. Cook
 The body of Canada's 117th killed soldier arrived at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton today. Trooper Karine Blais died Monday when the armoured vehicle she was in was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Shah Wali Kot district near Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Trooper Karine Blais died Monday when the vehicle she was
riding in struck an improvised explosive device in Kandahar's Shah Wali
Kot district. (Canadian Forces Combat Camera/DND)
The 21 year-old Blais, the CBC reports, was a member of the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment, popularly known as the 'Van Doos,' based in Valcartier, Quebec. Four others in Blais' vehicle were wounded in the attack.
Trooper Blais came from Les Mechins, Quebec and she is the second female Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan.
Her family issued a statement, released through the Canadian Forces, reading;
"You are our ray of sunshine and you will always be in our hearts. Your
sense of humour and your vivacity will remain forever in our memories."
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