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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 25 Nov 2010 05:20

At least 3 families of Canadian servicemen /women serving in Afghanistan have received telephone messages from someone telling them that their loved one has been killed


Needless to say, the forces do NOT inform family members of a death or injury in this way ............... and the families do know that


But it is terribly upsetting for them


Our Defence Minister Peter MacKay is quoted as saying:-

"I can't tell you how deplorable and despicable an act this is. To put those families through that stress is just disgusting in every stretch of the word," Mackay told reporters in Ottawa.

"If we have sufficient evidence and, working with local police, if we can find those responsible they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law."


Who one earth would do such a sick thing???



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 25 Nov 2010 05:26

There are some awful people around, who on earth could be so mean as to do that.

Hard enough for them to have their loved ones fighting miles from home, without that kind of sick call.

Lizxx

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 25 Nov 2010 05:27

it is ahrd to believe isn't it?


Hi Liz
xx

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 25 Nov 2010 10:01

As you say despicable and the work of a sick mind Sylvia. Must be so upsetting for the families to be targetted like this. I hope they catch the person/people involved.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget Report 25 Nov 2010 10:30



A dreadful action by a - - - - person (can't put what I want to call them)
I hope that they are caught soon. Named and shamed and punished, as the man says "to the full extent of the law"

I hope that the families are receiving the support they need, to help them through the horrible aftermath of getting these phone calls. Even if they do know that this is not the way that such bad news is given, it must be really upsetting.

Also that other families are now forewarned.

Tess

Researching:
Woodhouse and Trilloe from Herefordshire; Lockyear and Date from Somerset, Thomas and Edwards from Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire, also Argyll, Tipperary, Limerick, Cork

Pauline $(*-*)$

Pauline $(*-*)$ Report 25 Nov 2010 10:46


What a shocking thing to do, can't understand why anyone would want to be so cruel. Must have been a terrible shock to receive such a phone call.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 25 Nov 2010 20:12

The families are being given all the support that they need .... from the authorities and from the public


they just have to catch this b*****d


sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.