Lt. Justin Garrett Boyes, 26, was killed when his foot patrol was hit by the blast, at about 9 a.m. local time, 20 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City in Panjwayi district.
Boyes belonged to the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry based in Edmonton and was 10 days into his second deployment to Afghanistan when he was killed. At the time of his death, Boyes was mentoring an Afghan national police patrol.
Two other soldiers who were wounded in the incident were treated at the Kandahar Airfield medical facility and are in good condition.
Boyes is the 132nd Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan since the mission began in 2002. Boyes is survived by his wife Alanna and son, James, 3, his parents Angela and David, a brother serving with the 2nd Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Shilo, Man., as well as a sister living in the U.K.
Please pray for Lt. Boyes’ family, & remember to always pray for & support our troops.
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