Canada honours Sgt. Andrew Doiron on the Highway of Heroes
Michael Bolen | CBC News | Posted: March 10, 2015 10:25 PM | Last Updated: March 10, 2015
Body of Canadian soldier killed in Iraq returns home
Sgt. Andrew Doiron was killed in Iraq on Friday, the first casualty of Canada's mission against ISIS. On Tuesday, he returned home.
Doiron was shot and killed in what has been called a "friendly fire" incident as his special forces unit was on its way back to an observation post. Three other Canadians were wounded in the firefight.
Officials with the Kurdish peshmerga have blamed the Canadians for the shooting, a claim Canadian officials have denied. Canadian officials have said the Canadians were not at fault and had been at the same position earlier in the day and informed the Kurds they would return later that night.
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What is not in doubt is the outpouring of support for the soldiers and their families in the wake of the incident.
Many gathered on windy overpasses and dusty shoulders to say goodbye to Sgt. Doiron
Police officers paid their final respects
As did firefighters
And soldiers
And politicians
Canadians gathered to wave flags
Others wore them
They all came to honour Andrew Doiron