The Walrus - National Magazine Awards

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Cpl. Anthony Joseph Boneca
Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
July 9, 2006
Pte. Richard Green, 3rd Battalion,
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
April 18, 2002
Sgt. Marc D. Léger, 3rd Battalion,
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
April 18, 2002
Pte. Nathan Smith, 3rd Battalion,
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
April 18, 2002
Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy
1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
January 27, 2004
Pte. Braun Scott Woodfield
2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
November 24, 2005
MCpl. Timothy Wilson, 2nd Battalion,
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
March 5, 2006
Pte. Robert Costall, 1st Battalion,
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
March 29, 2006
Cpl. Randy Payne
1 Military Police Unit
April 22, 2006
Lt. William Turner
20th Field Artillery Regiment
April 22, 2006
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Sgt. Vaughan Ingram
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
August 3, 2006
Pte. Blake Neil Williamson
1st Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
October 14, 2006
CWO Robert Girouard
1st Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
November 27, 2006
Cpl. Albert Storm
1st Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
November 27, 2006
Cpl. Kevin Megeney
1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia
Highlanders (North)
March 6, 2007
Pte. David Robert Greenslade
2nd Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
April 8, 2007
Pte. Kevin Vincent Kennedy
2nd Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
April 8, 2007
Tpr. Richard Renaud
12e Régiment blindé du Canada
January 15, 2008
Cpl. Étienne Gonthier
5 Combat Engineer Regiment
January 23, 2008
Tpr. Michael Y. Hayakaze
Lord Strathcona’s Horse
(Royal Canadians)
March 2, 2008
Bdr. Jérémie Ouellet
1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
March 11, 2008
Sgt. Jason Boyes
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
March 16, 2008
Pte. Terry John Street
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
April 4, 2008
Sgt. Donald Lucas
2nd Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
April 8, 2007
Cpl. Brent Donald Poland
2nd Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
April 8, 2007
Cpl. Christopher Paul Stannix
Princess Louise Fusiliers
April 8, 2007
Cpl. Aaron Edward Williams
2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian
Regiment
April 8, 2007
Tpr. Patrick James Pentland
Royal Canadian Dragoons
April 11, 2007
MCpl. Allan Stewart
Royal Canadian Dragoons
April 11, 2007
Cpl. Michael Starker
15th Field Ambulance
May 6, 2008
Capt. Richard Steven Leary
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
June 3, 2008
Capt. Jonathan Sutherland Snyder
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
June 7, 2008
Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey
Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg
Military Police, Dundurn
Detachment
July 4, 2008
Pte. Colin William Wilmot
1st Field Ambulance
July 5, 2008
Cpl. James Hayward Arnal
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
July 18, 2008
Cpl. Christopher Jonathan Reid
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
August 3, 2006
MCpl. Raymond Arndt
Loyal Edmonton Regiment
August 5, 2006
MCpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
August 9, 2006
MCpl. Anthony Klumpenhouwer
Canadian Special Operations Forces
Command
April 18, 2007
Cpl. Matthew McCully
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade
Group Headquarters and
Signals Squadron
May 25, 2007
MCpl. Darrell Jason Priede
Army News Team,
3 Area Support Group
May 30, 2007
Tpr. Darryl Caswell
Royal Canadian Dragoons
June 11, 2007
Cpl. Stephen Frederick Bouzane
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
June 20, 2007
Sgt. Christos Karigiannis
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
June 20, 2007
MCpl. Joshua Brian Roberts
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
August 9, 2008
MCpl. Erin Doyle
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
August 11, 2008
Sgt. Shawn Allen Eades
1 Combat Engineer Regiment
August 20, 2008
Spr. Stephan John Stock
1 Combat Engineer Regiment
August 20, 2008
Cpl. Dustin Roy
Robert Joseph Wasden
1 Combat Engineer Regiment
August 20, 2008
Cpl. Andrew Paul Grenon
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
Battle Group
September 3, 2008
Pte. Joel Wiebe
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
June 20, 2007
Cpl. Jordan Anderson
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
July 4, 2007
Cpl. Cole D. Bartsch
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
July 4, 2007
MCpl. Colin Stuart Francis Bason
Royal Westminster Regiment
July 4, 2007
Capt. Matthew Johnathan Dawe
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
July 4, 2007
Capt. Jefferson Clifford Francis
1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
July 4, 2007
Pte. Chadwick James Horn
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
Battle Group
September 3, 2008
Cpl. Michael James Alexander
Seggie, 2nd Battalion, Princess
Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Battle Group
September 3, 2008
Sgt. Prescott Shipway, 2nd Battalion,
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light
Infantry Battle Group
September 7, 2008
Pte. Demetrios Diplaros
1st Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
December 5, 2008
Cpl. Mark Robert McLaren
1st Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
December 5, 2008
WO Robert Wilson
1st Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
December 5, 2008
Pte. Lane William Thomas Watkins
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
July 4, 2007
Pte. Simon Longtin
3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
August 19, 2007
MCpl. Christian Duchesne
5th Field Ambulance
August 22, 2007
MWO Mario Mercier
2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
August 22, 2007
Maj. Raymond Mark Ruckpaul
Armoured Corps, Royal
Canadian Dragoons
August 29, 2007
Cpl. Nathan Hornburg
The King’s Own Calgary Regiment
September 24, 2007
Pte. John Michael Roy Curwin
2nd Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
December 13, 2008
Cpl. Thomas James Hamilton
2nd Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
December 13, 2008
Pte. Justin Peter Jones
2nd Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
December 13, 2008
Pte. Michael Freeman
3rd Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
December 26, 2008
Sgt. Gregory John Kruse, 2 Combat
Engineer Regiment, serving as a
member of 3rd Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment Battle Group
December 27, 2008
WO Gaétan Roberge
2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment
of Canada
December 27, 2008
Pte. Frédéric Couture
2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
November 14, 2007
Cpl. Nicolas R. Beauchamp
5th Field Ambulance
November 17, 2007
Pte. Michel Jr. Lévesque
3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
November 17, 2007
Gunner Jonathan Dion
5e Régiment d’artillerie légère
du Canada
December 30, 2007
Cpl. Éric Labbé
2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
January 6, 2008
WO Hani Massouh
2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
January 6, 2008
Tpr. Brian Richard Good
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian
Regiment Battle Group
January 7, 2009
Spr. Sean David Greenfield, 24 Field
Engineer Squadron, 2 Combat
Engineer Regiment, 3rd Battalion,
Royal Canadian Regiment Battle
Group, January 31, 2009
WO Dennis Raymond Brown
Lincoln and Welland Regiment
March 3, 2009
Cpl. Dany Olivier Fortin
425 Tactical Fighter Squadron,
3 Wing Bagotville
March 3, 2009
Cpl. Kenneth Chad O’Quinn
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade
Group Headquarters and
Signals Squadron
March 3, 2009
Tpr. Marc Diab
Royal Canadian Dragoons,
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian
Regiment Battle Group
March 8, 2009
Cpl. Andrew James Eykelenboom
1st Field Ambulance
August 11, 2006
Pte. William Jonathan James Cushley,
1st Battalion,
Royal Canadian Regiment
September 3, 2006
WO Frank Robert Mellish
1st Battalion,
Royal Canadian Regiment
September 3, 2006
WO Richard Francis Nolan
1st Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
September 3, 2006
Sgt. Shane Stachnik
2 Combat Engineer Regiment
September 3, 2006
Cpl. Matthew David James Dinning
1 Military Police Unit
April 22, 2006
Pte. Mark Anthony Graham
1st Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
September 4, 2006
Bdr. Myles Stanley John Mansell
5th (British Columbia)
Field Artillery Regiment
April 22, 2006
Pte. Kevin Dallaire
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
August 3, 2006
Mr. Glyn Berry
Director, Foreign Affairs Canada
January 15, 2006
Cpl. David Braun
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
August 22, 2006
Cpl. Paul Davis, 2nd Battalion,
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
March 2, 2006
Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren
The Black Watch (Royal Highland
Regiment) of Canada
July 22, 2006
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Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
October 2, 2003
Cpl. Bryce Jeffrey Keller
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
August 3, 2006
Sgt. Robert Alan Short, 3rd Battalion,
Royal Canadian Regiment
October 2, 2003
Cpl. Francisco Gomez
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
July 22, 2006
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Capt. Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard
1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
May 17, 2006
Pte. Josh Klukie
1st Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
September 29, 2006
Cpl. Glen Arnold
2nd Field Ambulance
September 18, 2006
Sgt. Craig Paul Gillam
Royal Canadian Dragoons
October 3, 2006
Pte. David Byers
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
September 18, 2006
Cpl. Robert Thomas James Mitchell
Royal Canadian Dragoons
October 3, 2006
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Cpl. Shane Keating
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
September 18, 2006
Tpr. Mark Andrew Wilson
Royal Canadian Dragoons
October 7, 2006
Cpl. Keith Morley
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
September 18, 2006
Sgt. Darcy Scott Tedford
1st Battalion, Royal
Canadian Regiment
October 14, 2006
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Cpl. Tyler Crooks
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian
Regiment Battle Group
March 20, 2009
Tpr. Corey Joseph Hayes, Royal Canadian
Dragoons, 3rd Battalion,
Royal Canadian Regiment
Battle Group, March 20, 2009
MCpl. Scott Francis Vernelli
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian
Regiment Battle Group
March 20, 2009
Cpl. Karine Blais, 12e Régiment blindé
du Canada, Groupment tactique,
2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
April 13, 2009
Maj. Michelle Mendes
Chief of Defence Intelligence
April 23, 2009
Sgt. John Faught
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
January 16, 2010
Pte. Alexandre Péloquin
3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
June 8, 2009
Cpl. Martin Dubé
5 Combat Engineer Regiment
June 14, 2009
Cpl. Nicholas Bulger
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
July 3, 2009
MCpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud
2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
July 4, 2009
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Capt. Frank Paul
28th Field Ambulance, Ottawa
February 10, 2010
Cpl. Joshua Caleb Baker
Loyal Edmonton Regiment, 4th Battalion,
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
February 12, 2010
Cpl. Darren James Fitzpatrick
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
March 20, 2010
MCpl. Patrice Audet
430e Escadron tactique d’hélicoptères
July 6, 2009
Cpl. Martin Joannette
Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
April 18, 2002
Pte. Tyler William Todd
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
April 11, 2010
PO2 Second Class Craig Blake
Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic)
May 3, 2010
Pte. Kevin Thomas McKay
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
May 13, 2010
visual essay
Col. Geoff Parker
Land Forces Central Area Headquarters
May 18, 2010
Portraits of the War
introduction and paintings by joanne Tod
2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
July 16, 2009
Pte. Sébastien Courcy
Spr. Matthieu Allard, 5e Régiment
du génie de combat, Groupement
tactique, 2e Bataillon, Royal
22e Régiment, August 1, 2009
Cpl. Christian Bobbitt, 5e Régiment du
génie de combat, Groupement tactique,
2e Bataillon, Royal
22e Régiment, August 1, 2009
Cpl. Jean-François Drouin
5e Régiment du génie de combat,
Groupement tactique, 2e Bataillon,
Royal 22e Régiment,
September 6, 2009
Maj. Yannick Pépin, 5e Régiment
du génie de combat, Groupement
tactique, 2e Bataillon, Royal
22e Régiment, September 6, 2009
Pte. Patrick Lormand
2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
September 13, 2009
Cpl. Jonathan Couturier
2e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
September 17, 2009
Lt. Justin Boyes
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
October 28, 2009
Spr. Steven Marshall
1 Combat Engineer Regiment
October 30, 2009
Lt. Andrew Richard Nuttall
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
December 23, 2009
Pte. Garrett William Chidley
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian
Light Infantry
December 30, 2009
Cpl. Zachery McCormack
Loyal Edmonton Regiment, 4th Battalion,
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry,
December 30, 2009
Sgt. George Miok
41 Combat Engineer Regiment
December 30, 2009
Sgt. Kirk Taylor
84 Independent Field Battery,
Royal Canadian Artillery
December 30, 2009
Tpr. Larry Rudd
Royal Canadian Dragoons
May 24, 2010
Sgt. Martin Goudreault
1 Combat Engineer Regiment
June 6, 2010
Sgt. James Patrick MacNeil
2 Combat Engineer Regiment
June 21, 2010
MCpl. Kristal Giesebrecht
1st Field Ambulance
June 26, 2010
Pte. Andrew Miller
2nd Field Ambulance
June 26, 2010
Spr. Brian Collier
1 Combat Engineer Regiment
July 20, 2010
Cpl. Brian Pinksen
2nd Battalion,
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
August 30, 2010
Cpl. Steve Martin
3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
December 18, 2010
Tpr. Jack Bouthillier
Royal Canadian Dragoons, 3rd Battalion,
Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group
March 20, 2009
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Photographed by Michael Cullen, Peterborough Ontario
3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
July 6, 2009
My uncle, Private James Tod, was killed in Sicily in 1944. It was such a painful loss
that my family almost never spoke of Uncle Jim, who was a talented aspiring artist.
I learned more about him only recently when I inherited photographs and letters
he sent to the family during his time in the army. They gave me a fascinating glimpse
­into his life and character, and their discovery prompted my interest in both Canada’s
­involvement in Afghanistan and the individual soldiers who have died there.
For the past three years, I have been painting portraits of our fallen Canadians. Each
is executed on a six-by-five-inch birch panel. The modular nature of the series is a significant aspect of the work; in addition to being practical, it subtly acknowledges the
ubiquity of war: it can conform to any location. The notion of asymmetry complements the informality shown in some of the portraits, particularly those from early in
the mission. Some of these images depict soldiers in the field, hatless and sunburned.
This idiosyncratic informality might also be viewed as a kind of innocence, as if they had
embarked without their official army photographs having been taken, since the conflict
was not supposed to be such a protracted—or deadly—one. Presented here to mark
the official end of the Afghanistan combat mission are portraits of the 157 Canadians
who have died in the war.
This special section honouring our fallen
soldiers is sponsored by Bennett Jones.
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Cpl. Yannick Scherrer
1er Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment
March 27, 2011
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