Three Canadian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on December 5th. That brought to 100 the number of troops killed in the Afghan mission since 2002. Brigadier-General Denis Thompson wanted to draw attention away from numerical milestones and focus on the three men who gave their lives for their country. (The soldiers were riding in an armored vehicle while on patrol in the Arghandab district, west of Kandahar city, when they struck an improvised explosive device.)

Date: 2008-12-05
Placeline: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 18 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << already there is talk of numbers in Milestones but it is my hope hope that the focus remains on the lies and sacrifices of these brave Soldiers as they serve Canada in the reference to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan >>

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