Another Canadian Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Mine Explosion
by C. L. Cook
Canadian soldier, Sergeant John Faught died Saturday in Panjwaii district after treading on a landmine. The Sault Ste. Marie native was attached to the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Edmonton.
Sgt. John Faught, 44, is shown in this pre-deployment
"He lost his life after a homemade bomb exploded. That's all the
military is saying right now," the CBC's Derek Stoffel reported from
Kandahar. He was just simply walking — out greeting Afghans and
the bomb exploded. That is how he died."
There are no reports of other casualties due to the blast.
Sgt. Faught is the 139th Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan.
One diplomat and two aid workers have also been killed there since Canada's "mission" began there in 2001.
Canadian soldier, Sergeant John Faught died Saturday in Panjwaii district after treading on a landmine. The Sault Ste. Marie native was attached to the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Edmonton.
