Canadian female soldier killed, 4 wounded in Afghan blast

[FirelordRoku]

Don't forget that remembrance day is coming up. That would be rather ironic/

[ryuhayabusa5]

why is it that when women soldiers die, they give it more of a fuss...is a woman's life more valuable than a man's life? really? RIP to ALLL the canadian soldiers who fought and died for this country.

[krissyeh]

RIP fellow soldier, you will always be remembered.

From an retired female Australian soldier (Sgt medic).

[bugs308]

You People on here make me fucking sick. You all have the balls to sit here on your coms and talk shit about people who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Talk to that girls mother, father or brother, I'm damn sure there proud of their little girl and what she has done. I did read some good posts from people with some pride and dignity and respect for those comrades who have fallen. Stop taking for freedoms for such granted they come at a hefty price ! To soilders abroad Thanks

[Iranianoilbourse]

A good occupying soldier is a dead occupying soldier.

[Waqarahmedkhattak]

I wish all the US and NATO female soldiers are captured by the Taliban. It will be a great upset for US. Hahahahaha.

[1988scottcarey]

@Waqarahmedkhattak Iranian spy no worries we'll be reporting for duty in you're country soon enough

[CanadiaMiliatry15]

God bless her. Were all proud of you. RIP.

[poopnscoop432]

To all the girls out there thinking of joining the CF, do not be afraid of sexism, in fact its pretty much the opposite here, a corporal on my course was in afghanistan with the van doo's when she died, RIP trooper we're damn proud of you.

[sashmuscle]

@poopnscoop432 Be real now. There's a better chance to get raped by your fellow male soldier than to run into harms way via enemy. Even women want to be naive and put themselves in this nasty profession, be prepared for the worst.

Type in "Rapes of women in military 'a national disgrace" in google.

[ManabeRokuro]

You guys are fucking sexist.You dont need to be a man to fire a rifle.

[sashmuscle]

@ManabeRokuro No, but they can't serve in front line combat infantry roles and other elite units for instance. They make up 2% vs 98% of deaths compared to men in the Iraq war and even less in Astan.

[iwishihad2000feet]

@ManabeRokuro Doesn't matter what's between her legs as long as she puts bullets between their eyes.

[DeadButBreathing]

@thatboytrent Did you read the story? It was a road side bomb that hit the vehicle, the woman died from injuries while the men were just injured. This has nothing to do with being male\female.

[AllstarCanadian]

@thatboytrent And you know through your experience in the army? Or not... because you don't have any and you don't know anyone who is in the army.

[thatboytrent]

@AllstarCanadian strange how you know who i know! i have 2 cousins that are in the Canadian armed forces in fact! strange how you thought i didnt!

[walkertexasranger33]

@thatboytrent you do realize they hit an IED which is relatively unavoidable if it is presumed to be a clear path. so her being female really didnt matter, though i can agree that men are more physically capable manually and in fighting scenarios but i disagree with the cliche that men will ignore their duties for a woman over a man in the line of duty when one is wounded over the other. commrades are comrades

[walkertexasranger33]

@thatboytrent So i really dont get where you are coming from when you suggest that 3 other men died trying to save her when they were all in the exact same vehicle that was HIT at the SAME TIME from an IED. I.E. a bomb detonated and everyone was hit (she was probably in the passenger or driver) directly if she was the only one who died and the rest succumbed to injuries. it was a bomb. you clearly didnt read the story. it was a bomb and nobody got injured saving her from a split second explosion

[walkertexasranger33]

@thatboytrent dummy

[oldbuttercup1000]

repose en paix jeune guerrière O Canada! Terre de nos aieux, Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux! Car ton bras sait porter l'epee, Il sait porter la croix! Ton histoire est une epopee, Des plus brillants exploits. Et ta valeur, de foi trempee, Protegera nos foyers et nos droits. Protegera nos foyers et nos droits. from Houston Texas USA remembering all veterans at the 11th minute of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month you are remembered Ma'am

[Re89re]

@vlad5548 WTF??? HOW CAN U EVEN WRITE SUCH A AWFUL THING??

[vlad5548]

@Re89re

Oh dear ! I am sorry ! Did i say something wrong ???

Every honest man on earth hates invaders. Am i right ?

Kabul is not Canada. Am i right ?

Canada is a small dog of USA. Right ?

The girl voluntarily entered the army to be an invader and killer. Right?

So, why so much pity and fuss about a canadian killer and invador ???

Please correct me somebody if i said something wrong. Maybe i will change my mind...

[Re89re]

@vlad5548 Oh yes u can say that Canada has NOTHING to do in this war, and that she did go voluntarily, i absolutely agree. But how can u say she got what she deserved? They are sent there to "help them" and she got killed by a taliban, not to put in the same group as civil Afghans. Did u ever think how ur comment could affect the ones that were close to her? My boyfriend was her friend, and I did speak to her a couple of times, and noone deserves to be told: u deserved to die.

[walkertexasranger33]

@vlad5548 an occupation and invader are not the same thing especially when these soldiers are there for humanitarian aid and to label them openly as killers is just ignorant. i mind as well label every afghani or anyone from the middle east as a killer because I simply see fit.

[habsfan131]

@vlad5548 go fuck yourself 

[klyde2005]

War is madness and wrong and participating in war is immoral and dangerous. Part of a Soldiers job is to die,, the military doesn't care about soldiers dying, they care more about the vehicle's that get blown up because they vehicle costs more to replace.. It's a sad time for the human race that women want so much to be like men that they are willing to carry on the mistakes and insanity that men create in the world..

[Rekanslemani15]

canada shoud send more solider to keep peas in the wold ,

[Emblemz]

shes soo beautiful .

why would women go into war. it makes me sad!

just stay home! and wait for us!

cook, clean, take care of the house and work and stay in good care!!

we are fighting for you! we are going to come home!!

just dont find someone else or forget while we are there missing you everyday! :(

[1988scottcarey]

women in the battlefield is like a women in the kitchen everyone needs some loving on the front

[1988scottcarey]

fucking quebec it's canada not france LEARN ENGLISH OR GET THE FUCK OUT

[ManabeRokuro]

@1988scottcarey Ignorant fucker...I am from Québec speak french and i would be honored to die for my country Canada.

[Ferdos200]

REST IN PEACE!!!! we will remember you forever and will never forget you!!! we want to fight to what you fought for!! and will always remember your great service!!!

[kakerzai93]

zinda bad kandahariano chi pre ya nazhdai

da da baba shar dai pada ki  kafiran prenzhdai

da da mirwais shar dai da da zmaro watan dai chi pre ya nazhdai

da afghanistan da nangyalano dai chi pre ya nazhdai

[Fatalize222]

I wish they wouldn't send women into battle.

[littledrugaddict]

well im glad thats not up to you to decide :)

RIP Tpr Karine Blais and Pte Simon Longtin

hollyy

[Fatalize222]

Congrats?

[littledrugaddict]

uh congrats for what? :S

[Fatalize222]

for being glad that it's not up to me

[littledrugaddict]

thats not something to congratulate someone for..

but who the hell are you to say women shouldnt be in battle?

[Fatalize222]

It's called sarcasm.

They cause excessive amounts of drama. They are targets for the taliban to kidnap/ Would be dominated in CQC/hand to hand combat. And it makes our country look weak if we send females to the front lines. Many other countries only use males.

Back in all of the old days, women never fought in all of histories greatest wars. From 300, braveheart all the way up to WW2.

[littledrugaddict]

well jee if women make our military look so weak, than how come we have one of the best trained militaries in the world with one of the highest success rates?

and no, we wouldnt be dominated, we're trained to fight back.

many other countries also don't have the records we do.

back in the old day they didnt have the technology we do

war isnt fought the same

time to get with the new program and get over your sexist self

respect your military or get the fuck out

hollyy

[Fatalize222]

Canada's military is one of the smallest in the world, 1/20th the size of the States , so saying stuff like that makes you look silly.

If you take a average taliban fighter and make him fight a female soldier. The taliban would win by a long shot.

I do respect our military , judging how i am in it, but i am entitled to my own opinion so stick that up your pope and smoke it.

[littledrugaddict]

i make myself look silly?

go read a fucking history book

canada has a higher success rate than the US military.

size doesnt matter, we proved that on DDay, Vimy Ridge and Ortona. without canada the italian campaign wouldnt have been successfull

size means nothing

you dont respect the military. you're entitled to your own opinion, but when it comes to disrespecting military personelle that proves you're an ignorant selfish ungrateful so called 'citizen'

hollyy

[Fatalize222]

You are making yourself look silly because you are getting so worked up over my comment

This just shows how ignorant and blinded by a "success rate". You truly have no idea how quick Canada could be taken over by the USA "Size doesn't matter" Yeah that is not that case at all. Size of an army makes the difference. You could have 100 african tribesman with great respect, full of women with sharp sticks, fighting the entire us army,and the africans with sharp sticks would win huh?

Give me a break

[littledrugaddict]

wait so now you're contradicting yourself?

size as in number of troops doesnt matter, but size in country does. the US couldnt take over canada

like russia, canada is impossible to take over due to our vast climate and size

size of an army doesnt make the difference

say that to the germans who had a bigger militayr than canada, yet we took them over in 3 days when the british oh ANOTHER huge military and the french couldnt and tried to for 3 years.

go back to school

hollyy

[Fatalize222]

You are actually making me crack up by saying the united states couldn't take over Canada 1 on 1. You obviously have absolutely no idea of what you're talking about.

You actually think Canada took over the entire country of Nazi germany in 3 days? Yet you tell me to go back to school?

Ok, First of all the Germans were fighting on 2 fronts against the world. The Russians on the east, and others on the west. THE RUSSIANS were the ones who liberated Berlin for christs sake.

[littledrugaddict]

no in fucking continuation of vimy ridge as i mentioned in my last comment

do you not read the entire comment before posting?

hollyy

[Fatalize222]

You didn't say Vimy ridge first, you said D-DAY.

Do you not remember all of the non-sense you are spewing?

[littledrugaddict]

lol i said Vimy Ridge, DDay and ortona

reread :)

[Fatalize222]

"we proved that on DDay, Vimy Ridge and Ortona"

Nice try tho, and don't get upset because i'm just stating my own opinion, which im entitled to.

You call me selfish? You might want to go look that word up in the dictionary. I'm looking out for the best interest of my fellow Canadians and their safety. All the other random tangents are pretty much pointless because that's not what we are talking about. But i was right..

[littledrugaddict]

thats what i just said i said. what are you fucking stupid?

no you weren't right

you just proved yourself to be an uneducated idiot.

go back to school and learn how to read

fuck off

hollyy

[Fatalize222]

See how upset you are getting?

This is actually ridiculous, i can state my own opinion in these comments.(GUESS WHAT, COMMENTS ARE MEANT FOR PEOPLE TO COMMENT)

You just typed Vimy Ridge, DDay and ortona when you actually said DDay, Vimy Ridge and Ortona. And you can read back to see that i am right, you just get upset when things don't go your way.

Now instead of defending your position on this debate you have resulted in name-calling.. how very mature and "educated" as you put it.

[littledrugaddict]

wow you're THAT desperate?

so what if i named them out of fucking order lol i still fucking said those 3 battles.

like seriously do you know how stupid you sound?

how old are you?

[Fatalize222]

You just got mad at me for telling you the history of DDAY because you stated it first, and were apparently referring to Vimy. Those are from both world wars and completely matter to the conversation. So that is why the order matters.

I'm just telling you the facts and my opinion, so i don't think i sound that stupid. You can call me every name in the book and i won't lose my temper like you.

I'm 18, since you wanted to know.

[littledrugaddict]

if you actually knew the history of vimy ridge you would knw when i said we took it over in 3 days that i was referring to vimy ridge

the facts? honey, you dont know the fucking facts lol

im not losing my temper this is how i 'talk' dont like it? go cry to your momma i dont give a fuck

hollyy

[Fatalize222]

I know the history of it very well, my great grandpa fought and died there. I have even been to it when i went to france. You said D-DAY first, and therefore were referring all comments post to that battle.

Keep em comming tho

I never said i didn't like your language i'm saying it makes you look immature and takes away a lot of the value from your comments.

[littledrugaddict]

did you go to the 90th anniversary?

[Fatalize222]

No, but back to my original comment.

I have absolutely nothing against women serving in the armed forces. They have every right to serve their country. I just don't think they should be sent to the front lines.

[littledrugaddict]

there are no frontlines in afghanistan

its not like WWI/WWII and past wars

women have every right to serve their country in every MOC they chose as long as they can do the job and do the job well.

sorry but having a penis doesnt make you more qualified to fight for your country than having a vagina

hollyy

[Fatalize222]

I don't mean like the trenches......................­..............................­.............................

But being sent into combat and special ops. When you know you are about to engauge the taliban/insurgents. They are hidden most of the time and run and hide. They are too pussy to stand up and fight head on.

Back to my other comment now, in close quarters combat, a women could not fend off on a 1v1 fight..

Men are built bigger and stronger, it has nothing to do with genitalia.....

[littledrugaddict]

im pretty sure the women in combat roles can prove you wrong on that one

every MOS/MOC [both US/CAD] are basically almost combat. even medics who are non-combatants bear arms to protect themselves and their troops. they dont go directly into combat but theres always teh possibility of getting into it

so what you're saying is contradictory

[women should serve their countr, not in combat]

in today's war, thats a contradictory statement sorry

hollyy

[Fatalize222]

Nope, Women can serve at a base in Afghanistan with out ever engaging the taliban. Therefore it's not.

[littledrugaddict]

depends on their MOS not their gender idiot

female medics are sent off base all the fucking time and carry arms. get into combat and fire.

so your telling me im lieing about that?

[Fatalize222]

That falls into the category of sending females to the front lines, so yes you are.

[littledrugaddict]

sorry but im not

under the geneva convention they have a right to carry arms to protect themselves and their patients

go read a fucking book. US female medics do in fact carry arms.

there are no frontlines in afghanistan/iraq

[Fatalize222]

A front line is any place there is a firefight between two sides. So yes there are, VERY many infact...

Brings me back to my point of not sending females into combat.

[littledrugaddict]

wait

but what about tpr karine blais? they didnt send her into combat?

haha wow and i didnt think you could be any more retarded

lots of us females are sent into combat as non-combatants and die. i happen to know 2

im done with this conversation its clear you know nothing about females in the military

hollyy

[Fatalize222]

Did i EVER, EVER say anything about her? NO, so that comment was your worst one yet. I win i guess, since you're quitting.

Next time try to not lie and bring actual facts, then maybe you will do better.

[littledrugaddict]

but you just said Brings me back to my point of not sending females into combat"

little boy i think its time for your bedtime

:)

[Fatalize222]

OH look who just lied again, you said you were done , but look who came back to chat. Looks like i won that one too!

I didn't say that to your comment on Karine, so that comment is also invalid. Not a very good effort to try to make me look like a liar.

You live further east than i do, so i'd think it's your time for bed. Crank-pot.

[littledrugaddict]

good night little boy :)

[Fatalize222]

Night night

[littledrugaddict]

:))

[Fatalize222]

Aren't we the same age? Your myspace says you're 18, so how am i little!

[littledrugaddict]

im not referring to age idiot

[Fatalize222]

Sassy!

[littledrugaddict]

yup

[Fatalize222]

i'm 6'3/220 pounds , that can't be little

[littledrugaddict]

uhm wasnt talking about that size reference either...

[Fatalize222]

I have a above average sized penis according to some mens health websites. That kind of size?

[littledrugaddict]

it definetly takes a boy with a small penis to say something like that

[Fatalize222]

I can take a picture to prove it

[littledrugaddict]

no thanks

im quite content with my fiance's penis thanks

[Fatalize222]

Too much info

[littledrugaddict]

then dont read it

simple as that

[Fatalize222]

how do i know what you will say, i can't predict the future

[littledrugaddict]

you could have just stopped reading the comments all together lol

[Fatalize222]

But i like reading comments

[littledrugaddict]

lol then keep reading :)

[Fatalize222]

But i thought you hated me, so shouldn't you still be calling me names and saying how my opinion is wrong

[littledrugaddict]

i hate very few people

you're not one of them

i may dislike your opinions and views but thats enough to warrant a hate call

besides, you're keeping me from boredum. rogers fucked up my tv today when setting up my cable so i have no volume. im hella bored and you're pretty interesting to say the least lol

[Fatalize222]

Soooooooooo now that we are friends, has any of your family served in the canadian forces?

[littledrugaddict]

yup step brother served and was killed in august of 07 by an IED

my father served, grandfather served.

and im awaiting to go for my medical and interview. hopefully to be armoured or combat engineer

you?

[Fatalize222]

sorry to hear about your step brother :( , i hate IEDS so much , such a cowardly tactic.

My great grandpa in WW1, was actually fighting my other greatgrandpa(ironic) lol ,,, he died at vimy ridge, 2 grandpas in WW2.

And i just applied 2 days ago to army, waiting for the call.

[littledrugaddict]

i agree, it is.

sorry to hear about your grandpa

what did you apply for? like what were your top choices? mine were obviously armoured, combat engineer and medical tech.

hey we might end up going to BMQ together. you never know lol

[Fatalize222]

1. Infantry 2.Armoured Infantry 3. Artillery

that would be crazy if that happened lol.

[littledrugaddict]

niice

you never know, it seriously could happen. we applied around the same time.

where you from? ha i do have to apologize for some of the mean things i did say. so im sorry

[Fatalize222]

i was born in grande prarie alberta(a small town towards the north of the province)

then moved to calgary when i was 6 or 7 , and have lived here ever since.

you?

[littledrugaddict]

thats pretty cool, ive got some family out in edmonton n calg.

london, ontario. lived hear all my life

[Fatalize222]

i've gotta ask, why is your name "littledrugaddict"

you know they piss you during the medical exam :P!!

[littledrugaddict]

lol its for prednisone

ive been off for 3 months, so ive been waived already by my recruiter

i dont do illegal drugs lol

if only i had a loonie for everytime im asked this question ;) id be rich..

[Fatalize222]

I gotta go to sleep, keep me updated! bye

[Spazilbragitte]

@littledrugaddict if only you could spell, you might be of use to someone...

[littledrugaddict]

@Spazilbragitte seriously, grow up

[stutterfly21]

and why shouldnt they?? we have the same rights as you men to be in combat

[IAMRONIN]

May they all Rest In Peace.

[Bonesey007]

It is indeed sad, another loss, also previously on March 20th in two seperate incidents the deaths of 4 soldiers.

MCpl Scott Francis Vernelli

Corporal Tyler Crooks

Trooper Jack Bouthillier

Trooper Corey Joseph Hayes

[TheGannador]

thats sad