The names of 167 Canadians killed will be read out at a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the end of Canada’s 13-year mission in Afghanistan.
Retired captain Trevor Greene will recite the names of the 159 Canadian Armed Forces members and eight civilians killed during the 13-year mission.
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Greene was among the more than 40,000 Canadian Armed Forces members who served in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014.
The veteran suffered a massive brain injury on March 4, 2006, after a 16-year-old Afghan teen put an axe through his skull during what was meant to be a peaceful meeting with elders in a village in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
Members of several families granted the Silver Memorial Cross in recognition of their lost relatives will also attend the March 12 ceremony in Victoria.
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A CC-130 Hercules aircraft from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron Comox will fly past in salute and Minister of Veterans Affairs Ginnette Petitpas Taylor, senior representatives of the Canadian Forces and a diplomat are expected to speak.
The remembrance ceremony is March 12 and starts at 2 p.m. at the B.C. Afghanistan Memorial at the corner of Courtney and Quadra Streets in Victoria.
