Corporal Yannick Scherrer

Cpl. Scherrer

Name:	Yannick Scherrer
Rank:	Corporal
Age:	24
Unit:	1st Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment
Hometown:	Montreal
Date:	March 27, 2011
Cause:	Roadside bomb

Canadian families visit Kandahar for memorial service

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The families of 10 Canadians killed in Afghanistan paid tribute Sunday to their loved ones in what could be the last ceremony of its kind before combat operations end in the war-torn country, CTV News said today.

Among those present was the father of Captain Nichola Goddard who was the first Canadian female soldier to be killed in action, and the brother of Sergeant George Miok who was killed by improvised explosive device in 2009.

Since Canada's mission began in 2002, 154 military personnel, two aid workers, a journalist and a diplomat have died in Afghanistan.

Corporal Steve Martin

Cpl. Steve Martin

Name:	Steve Martin
Rank:	Corporal
Age:	24
Unit:	3rd Bataillon, Royal 22nd Regiment
Hometown:	St-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Québec
Date:	December 18, 2010
Cause:	Improvised explosive device, Panjwa'i District, Afghanistan.

Corporal Brian Pinksen

Cpl. Brian Pinksen

Name:	Brian Pinksen
Rank:	Corporal
Age:	20
Unit:	2nd Battalion , Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Hometown:	Corner Brook , Newfoundland and Labrador
Date:	August 30, 2010
Cause:	Improvised explosive device, Panjwa'i District, Afghanistan.

Sapper Brian Collier

Spr. Brian Collier

Name:	Brian Collier
Rank:	Sapper
Age:	24
Unit:	1 Combat Engineer Regiment
Hometown:	Bradford, Ontario
Date:	July 20, 2010
Cause:	Improvised explosive device, Panjwa'i District, Afghanistan.

Master Corporal Kristal Giesebrecht

M-Cpl. Kristal Giesebrecht

Name:	Kristal Giesebrecht
Rank:	Master Corporal
Age:	34
Unit:	1 Canadian Field Hospital
Hometown:	Wallaceburg, Ontario
Date:	June 26, 2010
Cause:	Improvised explosive device, Panjwa'i District, Afghanistan.