A Canadian soldier travelling just behind the senior commander in Afghanistan's Kandahar province was killed July 3rd when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb. Five other soldiers were hurt, but Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance escaped injury. Vance said Corporal Nicholas Bulger was a valuable member of his tactical team who treated his military family with compassion. (Bulger was a 30-year-old father of two and member of 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton.)

Date: 2009-07-03
Placeline: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 13 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << despite his tough exterior Nick had a big heart would you lend to everyone in his life and which I had the honor to experience >>

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