29 Oct 11: MCPL Byron Greff, 3PPCLI, R.I.P.

[Scoobs]

Very sad news.  RIP.

 

[muskrat89]

RIP Troops. Thank you, MCpl for your service.

 

[REDinstaller]

RIP 

 

[tomahawk6]

My condolences on the loss of M/Cpl Greff.

 

[GAP]

My condolences on the loss of M/Cpl Greff.

while we grieve M/Cpl Greff, know that we also grieve the Americans and others lost also... 

 

[tomahawk6]

Thanks

 

[Sigs Pig]

The blast killed a total of five NATO troops, eight civilian contractors for the NATO mission and four Afghans. U.S. officials had initially said all 13 NATO personnel were American soldiers.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/10/29/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-attack.html?cmp=rss

Separately, three Australian soldiers were killed by a man in Afghan army uniform. Nato said the gunman was also killed in that attack in the south of the country.

And a teenage girl carried out a suicide attack on a building of the Afghan spy agency, the National Directorate of Security, in the eastern province of Kunar, killing herself and wounding several NDS personnel.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15504922



ME

 

[gun runner]

Rest in peace MCpl. Greff. My sincere condolences to your family, friends, and comrades. Ubique :yellow:

 

[Spooks]

RIP MCpl

 

[frank1515]

Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice. My sincere condolences to all who knew MCpl Greff, his family, friends and brothers in arms.

 

[misselliot13]

RIP - my thoughts are with the families of our amazing soldiers who serve our country proud, as well as our NATO allies who are also suffering from the losses

:yellow:

 

[The Bread Guy]

The body of Master Cpl. Byron Greff was given a subdued farewell Monday with only a handful of Canadians present at Bagram Airfield outside of Kabul for his final flight home.

The simple send-off was in stark contrast to the powerful ramp ceremonies that were held in Kandahar for each of the combat mission casualties — events that were held under the glare of media coverage and in the presence of thousands of NATO soldiers.

Greff's remains are being flown to Germany aboard a Canadian C-17. A repatriation ceremony was expected to take place at the air base in Trenton, Ont. as early as Tuesday.

A suicide attack which claimed the life of Greff and 16 others Americans, Afghans and Britons is believed to be the work of the notorious Haqqani Network, an ultra-violent Islamist group with close ties to al-Qaida.

A vehicle packed with explosives rammed into a heavily armoured NATO bus — known as a Rhino — on Saturday in the Afghan capital, reducing the vehicle to a flaming skeleton ....

The Canadian Press, 1 Nov 11

Our fallen comrade, Master Corporal Byron Garth Greff from the Third Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, Alberta, returns home to Canada tomorrow.

Where:  8 Wing, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario.

When:  Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 2 p.m.

What:    At the request of the families, media will be permitted on the tarmac.

Present to pay their respects will be His Excellency the Governor General of Canada, The Right Honourable David Johnston; Minister of National Defence, The Honourable Peter MacKay; Chief of the Defence Staff, General Walt Natynczyk and other dignitaries ....

CF media advisory, 31 Oct 11

 

[Mainz]

Ramp ceremony recognizes fallen NTM-A trainer

https://www.facebook.com/TroopsInAfghanistan#!/media/set/?set=a.10150445229549553.411366.267816944552&type=3


A cadre of Canadian service member’s, carry the transfer case of Master Corporal Byron Greff, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, to a C-130 on Bagram Air Field during a ramp ceremony Oct. 31, 2011. Greff was killed in an Oct. 29 Taliban attack when a vehicle packed with explosives rammed into the armored passenger Rhino Greff was traveling in. Greff served as a NATO Training Mission adviser and instructor, developing trainers to educate Afghan Army service members. Approximately 920 Canadian Forces personnel serve in advisory and support roles at training camps and headquarters locations primarily in the Kabul area. Smaller contingents serve at training institutions in Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan and in Herat in western Afghanistan. The mission's mandate extends to March 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kat Lynn Justen)

 

[The Bread Guy]

He's back in Canada....

The first Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan since Canada ended its combat role in the war-torn country was returned to home soil Tuesday.

Bagpipes played as the flag-draped coffin bearing Master Cpl. Byron Greff was carried across the tarmac at the Canadian Forces Base in Trenton, in eastern Ontario, and placed into a waiting hearse.

The soldier's widow, pushing her newborn daughter in a stroller, walked over to the hearse and placed two roses on the coffin. Her young son Kellar was then lifted up so he could add his own rose.

The youngster put an arm around his mother's waist as other family members paid their respects. The hearse then began its journey along the Highway of Heroes to the coroner's office in downtown Toronto ....

The Canadian Press, 1 Nov 11

Ramp ceremony recognizes fallen NTM-A trainer

https://www.facebook.com/TroopsInAfghanistan#!/media/set/?set=a.10150445229549553.411366.267816944552&type=3


A cadre of Canadian service member’s, carry the transfer case of Master Corporal Byron Greff, 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, to a C-130 on Bagram Air Field during a ramp ceremony Oct. 31, 2011. Greff was killed in an Oct. 29 Taliban attack when a vehicle packed with explosives rammed into the armored passenger Rhino Greff was traveling in. Greff served as a NATO Training Mission adviser and instructor, developing trainers to educate Afghan Army service members. Approximately 920 Canadian Forces personnel serve in advisory and support roles at training camps and headquarters locations primarily in the Kabul area. Smaller contingents serve at training institutions in Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan and in Herat in western Afghanistan. The mission's mandate extends to March 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kat Lynn Justen)

And here's some of the photos in case you can't click through to Facebook.

 

[The Bread Guy]

.... starting at 1300 Mountain Time (1500 Eastern):
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/11/07/edmonton-greff-memorial-service.html

Master Cpl. Byron Greff will be honoured at a public memorial service Monday afternoon in Lacombe, Alta.

Greff was killed on Oct. 28 in a suicide car bombing near Kabul, Afghanistan.

The 28-year-old, who served with the Edmonton-based 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was married and had two young children.

A private family ceremony was held Monday morning.

The memorial service which will be live-streamed here begins at 1 p.m. MT

 

[PPCLI Guy]

I attended the Memorial Service today in Lacombe.  His family were strong, and both the local community and the Regiment were there in inspirational numbers.  The service was moving, and everyone's heart broke a little more when his son Kellar saluted the congregation at the end of the service.

RIP MCpl Greff

:remembrance:

 

[Argus562]

while we grieve M/Cpl Greff, know that we also grieve the Americans and others lost also... 

Agreed. RIP.