David Greenslade
Where: Saint John, NB
Age: 20
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Date of Incident: April 8, 2007
Incident: roadside bomb west of Kandahar
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In high school, David was well-liked with many friends, and an avid golfer. His passion for the armed forces and our nation’s military history was very evident in his yearbook graduation writeup with a warm reference to Vimy Ridge and “Go Army” as the last two words.
CFB Gagetown is devastated after learning six Canadian soldiers killed by a roadside bomb were based there, says the commander of the New Brunswick military base. more
David is the grandson of some very dear friends of mine. His death brought Afghanistan closer to home. Since then, three members of my family have served tours of duty there and all gratefully returned home safely.
I think what you are doing is incredibly generous and loving. I am sure the families appreciate the gift of your compassion and recognition of their loss.
Thank you for your kind words Deborah. I’ve read so much about different wars. Perhaps to figure out in my mind why there is such insanity in the world. Why when there is not
one iota of good in it, it just keeps going on…I have never found an answer except pride and greed.