Pte. Blake Williamson, 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment |
October 14 2006 Kandahar, Afghanistan Pte. Blake Williamson of the 1st Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment based at eastern Ontario's CFB Petawawa. the ages
and hometown have not yet been released. Three soldiers who served
with Pte. Williamson told The Canadian Press that they have been
instructed to not speak publicly for at least a day. The soldiers
were guarding a Canadian road construction project west of Kandahar
city when they were attacked. He was killed when a rocket-propelled
grenade exploded over their heads as they were outside their
armoured vehicles. |