Media
Advisory
Fallen
Soldier
Returning
Home
MA
07-007 -
June 4, 2007
OTTAWA,
Ont. — Our
fallen
soldier,
Master
Corporal
Darrell
Jason Priede,
a member of
3 Area
Support
Group, based
in Canadian
Forces Base
Gagetown,
New
Brunswick,
is scheduled
to return
home to
Canada
today.
Where:
8 Wing
Trenton,
Canadian
Forces Base
Trenton,
Ontario.
When:
Monday, June
4, 6:00 p.m.
What:
Media are
invited to
view the
arrival;
however no
interviews
will be
given.
Present
to pay their
respects
will be The
Minister of
National
Defence,
Gordon
O’Connor,
and other
dignitaries.
Master
Corporal
Priede was
killed May
30, 2007, at
approximately
9 p.m.
Kandahar
time when
the
helicopter
in which he
was a
passenger
went down in
Helmand
Province
near the
town of
Kajaki.
Statement
Statement by
the Minister
of National
Defence on
the Death of
Master
Corporal
Darrell
Jason Priede
NR–07.048 -
May 31, 2007
OTTAWA
– The
Honourable
Gordon
O'Connor,
Minister of
National
Defence,
issued the
following
statement
today on the
death of
Master
Corporal
Darrell
Jason Priede:
“On
behalf of
the entire
Defence
community I
extend my
deepest
sympathies
to the
family and
friends of
Master
Corporal
Darrell
Jason Priede
who died
when a
helicopter,
in which he
was a
passenger,
went down in
Helmand
Province in
Afghanistan.
I also
extend my
condolences
to the
families and
friends of
the six
other
coalition
troops who
died in this
incident.
Master
Corporal
Priede was a
valued
member of
the Army
News Team
from 3 Area
Support
Group, based
at Canadian
Forces Base
Gagetown.
He gave his
life not
only to
protect
Canadians
and our
national
interests,
but also to
provide hope
to Afghans
for a better
future.
Master
Corporal
Priede was
part of an
international
coalition
working to
bring peace
and security
to this
troubled
country.
Canadians
are forever
proud and
grateful for
his service
and for the
contributions
of all our
men and
women in
uniform.”
