Posted AT 3:22 AM EST on 08/09/08
Taliban blast brings military toll to 97
KABUL — A Canadian soldier who saved a comrade's life after a bomb attack two years ago was himself killed by a similar bomb yesterday, during a patrol atan undisclosed location in the Panjwai district west of Kandahar city.
Sergeant Prescott Shipway, 36, was remembered for his gallant actions under fire during a Taliban attack on his previous tour in Afghanistan, as the Canadian military mourned its 97th death of the mission.
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