Canada has a big bunch of troops in Afghanistan trying to keep things under control, with the American troops, fighting various groups. Every day or two a Canadian soldier is either killed or maimed.
Yesterday, Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca, was killed near Kandahar City, in a firefight with insurgents. He was 21 years old, from Thunder Bay and a reservist (sort of like the National Guard) with the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment.
On Friday, Stephen Fernandes apologized for his behavior. Fernandes was one of the three men photographed pissing on the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Canada Day.
I don’t know if I am reading this right, but there was more furor in the Canadian media about three drunk twits taking a leak on the War Memorial, than the regular maiming and killing of Canadian troops in Afghanistan.
Yes, pissing on the War Memorial is outrageous. Yes, our soldiers dying in Afghanistan is outrageous. At least the piss artistes had the decency to come forward, make a heartfelt apology and take their lumps. The media covered it extensively.
The family of Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca deserve something from us. Since our media downplays the Afghanistan story, I’ll have to step up.
I’m sorry your son was killed. I don’t know if what Canada is doing in Afghanistan is righteous or not, but your son did his duty. For that and because I am able to write this, in a free country, I thank you as well.
RoadDave 