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While many Canadians no doubt believe that the mission in Afghanistan is over, I know that in Oromocto/Gagetown, it is anything but. This is especially true this month as members of 2 RCR begin deploying to take part in the training mission in Kabul, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif.
My name is Lee Berthiaume and I am the foreign affairs/defence reporter for Postmedia News, which provides stories for a variety of publications including the National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun and, from time to time, the Daily Gleaner, Telegraph Journal and others.
I am currently in the area working on a story about how Afghanistan is not over for the people who live in Oromocto and Gagetown. So far I have interviewed Mayor Tidd, the superintendent of District 17 and officials at the MFRC. I also have interviews with the base CO, Col. Rutherford, and the deputy CO of 2 RCR set up, as well as some of the church leaders in the area.
However, what I am missing — and what is essential for showing Canadians that the mission is not over — are real families who are about to have one of their members deploy. With that in mind, I am looking for one or two families (husband and wife) who would be willing to sit down with me on Wednesday, Feb. 8 or sometime morning or early afternoon of Feb. 9 to talk about the deployment, how they are preparing, how it will/will not be different from previous deployments, and how Afghanistan is still very real for them and their family.
My number is 613-614-7352 and my email is lberthiaume@postmedia.com.
Thank you very much.
My name is Lee Berthiaume and I am the foreign affairs/defence reporter for Postmedia News, which provides stories for a variety of publications including the National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun and, from time to time, the Daily Gleaner, Telegraph Journal and others.
I am currently in the area working on a story about how Afghanistan is not over for the people who live in Oromocto and Gagetown. So far I have interviewed Mayor Tidd, the superintendent of District 17 and officials at the MFRC. I also have interviews with the base CO, Col. Rutherford, and the deputy CO of 2 RCR set up, as well as some of the church leaders in the area.
However, what I am missing — and what is essential for showing Canadians that the mission is not over — are real families who are about to have one of their members deploy. With that in mind, I am looking for one or two families (husband and wife) who would be willing to sit down with me on Wednesday, Feb. 8 or sometime morning or early afternoon of Feb. 9 to talk about the deployment, how they are preparing, how it will/will not be different from previous deployments, and how Afghanistan is still very real for them and their family.
My number is 613-614-7352 and my email is lberthiaume@postmedia.com.
Thank you very much.
