Cpl. Nathan Hornburg Killed in Afghanistan- 25 Sept/07
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Canadian soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
Updated Tue. Sep. 25 2007 7:06 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff
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A Canadian soldier has been killed and four others wounded while on patrol in southern Afghanistan.
The soldier has been identified as a 24-year-old reservist from Calgary.
He was with the King's Own Calgary Regiment.
Brig-Gen. Guy Laroche, Canada's top commander in Afghanistan, confirmed the death Tuesday morning.
Laroche said the soldier was killed by a mortar shell while he worked to repair a leopard tank.
He said the wounded soldiers suffered injuries that are not life threatening.
The incident occurred at 4:30 p.m. local time Monday.
Seventy-one Canadian soldiers have died in Afghanistan since Canada first deployed troops there in 2002.
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Canadian soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
Updated Tue. Sep. 25 2007 7:06 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff
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A Canadian soldier has been killed and four others wounded while on patrol in southern Afghanistan.
The soldier has been identified as a 24-year-old reservist from Calgary.
He was with the King's Own Calgary Regiment.
Brig-Gen. Guy Laroche, Canada's top commander in Afghanistan, confirmed the death Tuesday morning.
Laroche said the soldier was killed by a mortar shell while he worked to repair a leopard tank.
He said the wounded soldiers suffered injuries that are not life threatening.
The incident occurred at 4:30 p.m. local time Monday.
Seventy-one Canadian soldiers have died in Afghanistan since Canada first deployed troops there in 2002.
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http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/260239
Bruce Campion-Smith
Ottawa Bureau Chief
BAZAR-E-PANJWAII – A Canadian soldier was killed and four others wounded as troops fought with insurgents during a new offensive to seize a section of troubled Panjwaii district of Afghanistan.
The troops came under attack from mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire as they pushed westward yesterday from their base at Ma’sum Ghar, west of Kandahar.
Cpl. Nathan Hornburg, a reservist from the King’s Own Calgary Regiment, based in Calgary, was killed around 4:30 p.m. local time in one of those attacks.
Brig. Gen. Guy Laroche, the head of the Canadian task force in Afghanistan, confirmed the sad news this afternoon in a briefing at the coalition base at the Kandahar airfield.
“Cpl. Hornburg was involved in a mission he believed in,” Laroche said.
The injured were evacuated by road and helicopters to the medical facility at the airfield. They’re all in stable condition.
With this latest casualty, 71 Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2002 as well as one diplomat, Glyn Berry.
The troops were taking part in Operation Sadiq Sarbaaz (Honest Soldier), a joint operation between Afghan and Canadian troops.
Canadian soldiers, backed by tanks and armoured vehicles, were pushing west into territory about 47 km west of Kandahar, in order to establish a new police substation and a more permanent presence to deter insurgents.
Despite the death, the day-long offensive was deemed a success.
In recent weeks, the Canadians and Afghans have been trying to reclaim and reinforce territory they won last fall, only to see it lost in this summer’s “fighting season,” a time when insurgent activity is typically the highest.
Bruce Campion-Smith
Ottawa Bureau Chief
BAZAR-E-PANJWAII – A Canadian soldier was killed and four others wounded as troops fought with insurgents during a new offensive to seize a section of troubled Panjwaii district of Afghanistan.
The troops came under attack from mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire as they pushed westward yesterday from their base at Ma’sum Ghar, west of Kandahar.
Cpl. Nathan Hornburg, a reservist from the King’s Own Calgary Regiment, based in Calgary, was killed around 4:30 p.m. local time in one of those attacks.
Brig. Gen. Guy Laroche, the head of the Canadian task force in Afghanistan, confirmed the sad news this afternoon in a briefing at the coalition base at the Kandahar airfield.
“Cpl. Hornburg was involved in a mission he believed in,” Laroche said.
The injured were evacuated by road and helicopters to the medical facility at the airfield. They’re all in stable condition.
With this latest casualty, 71 Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2002 as well as one diplomat, Glyn Berry.
The troops were taking part in Operation Sadiq Sarbaaz (Honest Soldier), a joint operation between Afghan and Canadian troops.
Canadian soldiers, backed by tanks and armoured vehicles, were pushing west into territory about 47 km west of Kandahar, in order to establish a new police substation and a more permanent presence to deter insurgents.
Despite the death, the day-long offensive was deemed a success.
In recent weeks, the Canadians and Afghans have been trying to reclaim and reinforce territory they won last fall, only to see it lost in this summer’s “fighting season,” a time when insurgent activity is typically the highest.
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Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
CEFCOM news celease CEFCOM / COMFEC NR–07.039. 25 Sept 07
English - français
OTTAWA - One Canadian soldier was killed and four others were wounded during Operation SADIQ SARBAAZ on September 24 at about 4:30 p.m. Kandahar time. The incident occurred approximately 47 km west of Kandahar City in the Panjwayi District.
The identity of the Canadian soldier killed is Corporal Nathan Hornburg, a Reserve soldier from the King's Own Calgary Regiment, based out of Calgary, Alberta.
Both helicopters and road ambulances were used to evacuate the casualties to the Multinational Medical Unit at Kandahar Airfield. The wounded soldiers are in stable condition and have contacted their families.
Operation SADIQ SARBAAZ (Honest Soldier) is a joint Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and ISAF operation that will set the conditions for a continuous security presence and the establishment of a new police sub-station in the northern part of Panjwayi.
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Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
Four others receive non-life-threatening injuries
Matthew Fisher, CanWest News Service, 25 Sept 07
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A Canadian soldier was killed and four others were wounded during two of several intense battles in the hotly disputed Panjwai District.
Cpl. Nathan Hornburg, a 24-year-old reservist with the King's Own Calgary Regiment, died and another Canadian was wounded when a hail of mortars was fired at them by insurgents at the beginning of a prolonged firefight that began just before dusk Monday.
Hornburg, a mechanic, was killed as he tried to repair a track tread that had fallen off one of the Leopard tanks of the Edmonton-based Lord Strathcona's Horse near a cluster of villages known as Zangabad.
Cpl. Hornburg had dismounted to put back a track on the Leopard," Brig.-Gen. Guy Laroche, the Canadian battle group commander, said.
"The terrain was very rough and (tank treads falling off) is something that we see on a regular basis.
Three more soldiers were wounded when they were attacked by rocket-propelled grenade fire, Laroche said.
The general expressed his "sincere condolences" to the fallen soldier's family.
"There is no way to comfort his family, friends and comrades today, except to say that Cpl. Hornburg believed in the mission he was involved in," Laroche said.
All wounded Canadian soldiers were ferried by U.S. Army medevac helicopters to the base hospital at Kandahar Airfield. Three of the wounded were from Quebec and the fourth was from Ontario, Laroche said. They had leg injuries, but none were life-threatening, he said.
The Canadians were conducting a day-long sweep operation dubbed Operation Sadiq Sarbaaz (Operation Good Soldier).
"The operation during which Cpl. Hornburg died was undertaken to increase security in northern Panjwai and to subsequently set up a police station," Laroche said.
It was the first Canadian death in southern Afghanistan since two Van Doos were killed by a roadside bomb on August 22 and the first Canadian death as a result of direct ground combat against the enemy in more than 11 months.
Most of the 71 Canadian military deaths in Afghanistan have come from improvised explosive devices buried under roads or from attacks on armoured convoys or patrols by suicide bombers driving cars packed with explosives.
Diplomat Glyn Barry was also killed in a suicide attack against a Canadian convoy in southern Afghanistan in January 2006.
Cpl. Hornburg was the 27th Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan this year. Thirty-six Canadians died here last year. Canada has about 2,300 troops based in Afghanistan at any one time.
Monday's firefights were part of several battles reported by Canada's Van Doos battle group in the neighbouring Panjwai and Zahri districts during the day, which began about 47 kilometres west of Kandahar City. A Canadian army spokesman confirmed that enemy combatants had died during the exchanges, which involved small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars.
"We do not want speculation, so we do not give out numbers," Laroche said ....
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Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
CEFCOM news celease CEFCOM / COMFEC NR–07.039. 25 Sept 07
English - français
OTTAWA - One Canadian soldier was killed and four others were wounded during Operation SADIQ SARBAAZ on September 24 at about 4:30 p.m. Kandahar time. The incident occurred approximately 47 km west of Kandahar City in the Panjwayi District.
The identity of the Canadian soldier killed is Corporal Nathan Hornburg, a Reserve soldier from the King's Own Calgary Regiment, based out of Calgary, Alberta.
Both helicopters and road ambulances were used to evacuate the casualties to the Multinational Medical Unit at Kandahar Airfield. The wounded soldiers are in stable condition and have contacted their families.
Operation SADIQ SARBAAZ (Honest Soldier) is a joint Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and ISAF operation that will set the conditions for a continuous security presence and the establishment of a new police sub-station in the northern part of Panjwayi.
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Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
Four others receive non-life-threatening injuries
Matthew Fisher, CanWest News Service, 25 Sept 07
Article link
A Canadian soldier was killed and four others were wounded during two of several intense battles in the hotly disputed Panjwai District.
Cpl. Nathan Hornburg, a 24-year-old reservist with the King's Own Calgary Regiment, died and another Canadian was wounded when a hail of mortars was fired at them by insurgents at the beginning of a prolonged firefight that began just before dusk Monday.
Hornburg, a mechanic, was killed as he tried to repair a track tread that had fallen off one of the Leopard tanks of the Edmonton-based Lord Strathcona's Horse near a cluster of villages known as Zangabad.
Cpl. Hornburg had dismounted to put back a track on the Leopard," Brig.-Gen. Guy Laroche, the Canadian battle group commander, said.
"The terrain was very rough and (tank treads falling off) is something that we see on a regular basis.
Three more soldiers were wounded when they were attacked by rocket-propelled grenade fire, Laroche said.
The general expressed his "sincere condolences" to the fallen soldier's family.
"There is no way to comfort his family, friends and comrades today, except to say that Cpl. Hornburg believed in the mission he was involved in," Laroche said.
All wounded Canadian soldiers were ferried by U.S. Army medevac helicopters to the base hospital at Kandahar Airfield. Three of the wounded were from Quebec and the fourth was from Ontario, Laroche said. They had leg injuries, but none were life-threatening, he said.
The Canadians were conducting a day-long sweep operation dubbed Operation Sadiq Sarbaaz (Operation Good Soldier).
"The operation during which Cpl. Hornburg died was undertaken to increase security in northern Panjwai and to subsequently set up a police station," Laroche said.
It was the first Canadian death in southern Afghanistan since two Van Doos were killed by a roadside bomb on August 22 and the first Canadian death as a result of direct ground combat against the enemy in more than 11 months.
Most of the 71 Canadian military deaths in Afghanistan have come from improvised explosive devices buried under roads or from attacks on armoured convoys or patrols by suicide bombers driving cars packed with explosives.
Diplomat Glyn Barry was also killed in a suicide attack against a Canadian convoy in southern Afghanistan in January 2006.
Cpl. Hornburg was the 27th Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan this year. Thirty-six Canadians died here last year. Canada has about 2,300 troops based in Afghanistan at any one time.
Monday's firefights were part of several battles reported by Canada's Van Doos battle group in the neighbouring Panjwai and Zahri districts during the day, which began about 47 kilometres west of Kandahar City. A Canadian army spokesman confirmed that enemy combatants had died during the exchanges, which involved small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars.
"We do not want speculation, so we do not give out numbers," Laroche said ....
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