As a result of the September 11, 2001 terror attack on the United States, Canada joined the UN and NATO missions into Afghanistan to remove the Taliban from government. The Communications and Electronic Branch CAF members were there from the beginning until the end of the Canadian involvement in 2014.
More than 40,000 Canadian Armed Forces members served in the Afghanistan theatre of operations between 2001 and 2014. The CAF had the highest per-capita casualty rate among coalition members. 159 Canadian soldiers died on missions in theatre and another 22 died in non-combat circumstances.
The Communications and Electronics Branch lost three soldiers in Afghanistan:
Corporal Matthew McCully, 25-May-2007, 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron
Master Corporal Anthony Klumpenhouwer, 18-Apr-2007 Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Corporal Kenneth Chad O’Quinn, 3-March – 2009 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron
This is an excellent resource for those wishing to do further reading. https://www.canada.ca/en/army/services/line-sight/articles/2023/11/the-canadian-army-in-afghanistan.html
March of the Museums
The Kingston & Area Association of Museums, Art Galleries & Historic Sites is once again holding this event. For details please follow this link- https://www.kingstonmuseums.ca/events . Due to the ongoing strike the Military Communications and Electronics Museum will not be participating in the March of the Museums 2024 on March 11-15.
Mercury Shop/Museum
The Museum and Mercury Shop remained closed due to the ongoing strike.