Highway of Heroes Cpl Brian Pinksen Toronto Canada Sept 2, 2010 Video
Repatriation - End of "Highway of Heroes' for Cpl Brian Pinksen Follow http://Twitter.com/cdnrepat #cdnrepat
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A military plane carrying the body of the latest Canadian soldier to die during the Afghan mission arrived Thursday afternoon at CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario.
Cpl. Brian Pinksen was wounded by a roadside bomb during a routine patrol southwest of Kandahar on Aug. 22.
He died at a hospital in Germany on Monday.
Pinksen, a member of 2nd Battalion with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, was based in Corner Brook, N.L.
His body will travel along the Highway of Heroes to the coroner's office in Toronto.
A total of 152 Canadian soldiers have died as part of the Afghan mission since it began in 2002.
Video recorded, edited and posted by Cst Scott Mills, Toronto Police Service Social Media Officer. Mural by Youth Flemingdon Neighbourhood Services, Toronto
Comments on "Highway of Heroes Cpl Brian Pinksen Toronto Canada Sept 2, 2010"
Watched you go on ... Watched you go on the plane in? Germany, then flew home with you, only to watch you come off the plane.... Rest In Peace brother you will not be forgotten.
miss ya brother n ... miss ya brother n you? too eddison ( IN TANS) and all our boys, u will be home soon enough
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