The National War Memorial during a ceremony on Remembrance Day in Ottawa.Patrick Doyle/Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump, Jan. 22, 2026: “We’ve never needed them. We have never really asked anything of them. You know, they’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this or that. And they did – they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”
The 158 members of the Canadian Armed Forces who did not stay back, and who never made it back from Afghanistan:
- Private Richard Anthony Green, April 17, 2002
- Corporal Ainsworth Dyer, April 17, 2002
- Sergeant Marc Daniel Léger, April 17, 2002
- Private Nathan Lloyd Smith, April 17, 2002
- Corporal Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger, Oct. 2, 2003
- Sergeant Robert Alan Short, Oct. 2, 2003
- Corporal Jamie Brendan Murphy, Jan. 27, 2004
- Private Braun Scott Woodfield, Nov. 24, 2005
- Corporal Paul James Davis, March 2, 2006
- Master Corporal Timothy James Wilson, March 4, 2006
- Private Robert Howard Costall, March 29, 2006
- Corporal Matthew David James Dinning, April 22, 2006
- Lieutenant William Montague Turner, April 22, 2006
- Corporal Randy Joseph Payne, April 22, 2006
- Bombardier Myles Stanley John Mansell, April 22, 2006
- Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, May 17, 2006
- Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca, July 9, 2006
- Corporal Francisco Oliver Gomez, July 22, 2006
- Corporal Jason Patrick Warren, July 22, 2006
- Corporal Bryce Jeffery Keller, Aug. 3, 2006
- Corporal Christopher Jonathan Reid, Aug. 3, 2006
- Private Kevin Yves Royal Dallaire, Aug. 3, 2006
- Sergeant Vaughan Ingram, Aug. 3, 2006
- Master Corporal Raymond Friedrich Arndt, Aug. 5, 2006
- Master Corporal Jeffrey Scott Walsh, Aug. 9, 2006
- Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom, Aug. 11, 2006
- Corporal David Robert William Braun, Aug. 22, 2006
- Sergeant Shane Hank Stachnik, Sept. 3, 2006
- Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, Sept. 3, 2006
- Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan, Sept. 3, 2006
- Private William Jonathan James Cushley, Sept. 3, 2006
- Private Mark Anthony Graham, Sept. 4, 2006
- Corporal Shane Patrick Keating, Sept. 18, 2006
- Corporal Glen Harold Arnold, Sept. 18, 2006
- Corporal Keith Ian Morley, Sept. 18, 2006
- Private David Robert James Byers, Sept. 18, 2006
- Private Joshua James Klukie, Sept. 29, 2006
- Corporal Robert Thomas James Mitchell, Oct. 3, 2006
- Sergeant Craig Paul Gillam, Oct. 3, 2006
- Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson, Oct. 7, 2006
- Private Blake Neil Williamson, Oct. 14, 2006
- Sergeant Darcy Scott Tedford, Oct. 14, 2006
- Corporal Albert Hugh Storm, Nov. 27, 2006
- Chief Warrant Officer Robert Michel Joseph Girouard, Nov. 27, 2006
- Corporal Ronald Kevin Megeney, March 6, 2007
- Master Corporal Christopher Paul Stannix, April 8, 2007
- Private Kevin Vincent Kennedy, April 8, 2007
- Private David Robert Greenslade, April 8, 2007
- Sergeant Donald Jason Lucas, April 8, 2007
- Corporal Brent Donald Poland, April 8, 2007
- Corporal Aaron Edward Williams, April 8, 2007
- Master Corporal Allan Maurice James Stewart, April 11, 2007
- Trooper Patrick James Pentland, April 11, 2007
- Master Corporal Anthony Mark Klumpenhouwer, April 18, 2007
- Corporal Matthew Jonathan McCully, May 25, 2007
- Master Corporal Darrell Jason Priede, May 30, 2007
- Trooper Darryl James Caswell, June 11, 2007
- Private Joel Vincent Wiebe, June 20, 2007
- Corporal Stephen Frederick Bouzane, June 20, 2007
- Sergeant Christos Karigiannis, June 20, 2007
- Corporal Cole Daniel Bartsch, July 4, 2007
- Captain Jefferson Clifford Francis, July 4, 2007
- Corporal Jordan James Anderson, July 4, 2007
- Captain Matthew Jonathan Dawe, July 4, 2007
- Private Lane William Thomas Watkins, July 4, 2007
- Master Corporal Colin Stuart Francis Bason, July 4, 2007
- Private Simon Maurice Serge Longtin, Aug. 19, 2007
- Master Corporal Christian Joseph Thomas André Duchesne, Aug. 22, 2007
- Master Warrant Officer Mario Michel Christian Mercier, Aug. 22, 2007
- Major Raymond Mark Ruckpaul, Aug. 29, 2007
- Corporal Nathan Hornburg, Sept. 24, 2007
- Private Michel Richard Lévesque, Nov. 17, 2007
- Corporal Nicolas Raymond Beauchamp, Nov. 17, 2007
- Gunner Jonathan Joseph Jacques Dion, Dec. 30, 2007
- Corporal Éric Labbé, Jan. 6, 2008
- Warrant Officer Hani Massouh, Jan. 6, 2008
- Trooper Richard Joseph Gaetan Renaud, Jan. 15, 2008
- Sapper Étienne Gonthier, Jan. 23, 2008
- Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze, March 2, 2008
- Bombardier Jérémie Ouellet, March 11, 2008
- Sergeant Jason James Boyes, March 16, 2008
- Private Terry John Street, April 4, 2008
- Corporal Michael Gunter Starker, May 6, 2008
- Captain Richard Steven Leary, June 3, 2008
- Captain Jonathan Sutherland Snyder, June 7, 2008
- Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey, July 4, 2008
- Private Colin William Wilmot, July 6, 2008
- Corporal James Hayward Arnal, July 18, 2008
- Master Corporal Joshua Brian Roberts, Aug. 9, 2008
- Master Corporal Erin Melvin Doyle, Aug. 11, 2008
- Corporal Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden, Aug. 20, 2008
- Sergeant Shawn Allen Eades, Aug. 20, 2008
- Sapper Stephan John Stock, Aug. 20, 2008
- Corporal Andrew Paul Grenon, Sept. 3, 2008
- Corporal Michael James Alexander Seggie, Sept. 3, 2008
- Private Chadwick James Horn, Sept. 3, 2008
- Sergeant Prescott Shipway, Sept. 7, 2008
- Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson, Dec. 5, 2008
- Corporal Mark Robert McLaren, Dec. 5, 2008
- Private Demetrios Diplaros, Dec. 5, 2008
- Private Justin Peter Jones, Dec. 13, 2008
- Private John Michael Roy Curwin, Dec. 13, 2008
- Corporal Thomas James Hamilton, Dec. 13, 2008
- Private Michael Bruce Freeman, Dec. 26, 2008
- Sergeant Gregory John Kruse, Dec. 27, 2008
- Warrant Officer Gaétan Joseph Francis Maxime Roberge, Dec. 27, 2008
- Trooper Brian Richard Good, Jan. 7, 2009
- Sapper Sean David Greenfield, Jan. 31, 2009
- Corporal Joseph Dany Olivier Fortin, March 3, 2009
- Warrant Officer Dennis Raymond Brown, March 3, 2009
- Corporal Kenneth Chad O’Quinn, March 3, 2009
- Trooper Marc Hani Diab, March 8, 2009
- Trooper Corey Joseph Hayes, March 20, 2009
- Master Corporal Scott Francis Vernelli, March 20, 2009
- Corporal Tyler Crooks, March 20, 2009
- Trooper Jack Bouthillier, March 20, 2009
- Trooper Karine Marie Nathasha Blais, April 13, 2009
- Major Michelle Linda Mendes, April 23, 2009
- Private Alexandre Jacques Péloquin, June 8, 2009
- Corporal Joseph Robert Martin Dubé, June 14, 2009
- Corporal Nicholas Ashley Bulger, July 3, 2009
- Master Corporal Charles-Philippe Michaud, July 4, 2009
- Corporal Martin Mario Joannette, July 6, 2009
- Master Corporal Patrice Yvon Audet, July 6, 2009
- Private Sébastien Joseph Gérard Omer Courcy, July 16, 2009
- Corporal Christian Bobbitt, Aug. 1, 2009
- Sapper Matthieu Joseph Pierre Gilbert Allard, Aug. 1, 2009
- Corporal Jean-François Drouin, Sept. 6, 2009
- Major Joseph Yannick François Stephane Pépin, Sept. 6, 2009
- Corporal Patrick Joseph Lormand, Sept. 13, 2009
- Corporal Jonathan Joseph Sylvain Couturier, Sept. 17, 2009
- Lieutenant Justin Garrett Boyes, Oct. 28, 2009
- Sapper Steven Henry Marshall, Oct. 30, 2009
- Lieutenant Andrew Richard Nuttall, Dec. 23, 2009
- Sergeant Kirk Garret Taylor, Dec. 30, 2009
- Private Garrett William Chidley, Dec. 30, 2009
- Corporal Zachery Wilfrid McCormack, Dec. 30, 2009
- Sergeant George Rudolf Miok, Dec. 30, 2009
- Sergeant John Wayne Faught, Jan. 16, 2010
- Captain Francis Cecil Paul, Feb. 10, 2010
- Corporal Joshua Caleb Baker, Feb. 12, 2010
- Corporal Darren James Fitzpatrick, March 20, 2010
- Private Tyler William Todd, April 11, 2010
- Petty Officer 2nd Class Douglas Craig Blake, May 3, 2010
- Private Kevin Thomas McKay, May 13, 2010
- Colonel Geoffrey Stephen Parker, May 18, 2010
- Trooper Larry John Rudd, May 24, 2010
- Sergeant Martin Rene Goudreault, June 6, 2010
- Sergeant James Patrick MacNeil, June 21, 2010
- Private Andrew Christopher Alexander Miller, June 26, 2010
- Master Corporal Kristal Lee-Anne Giesebrecht, June 26, 2010
- Sapper Brian James Collier, July 20, 2010
- Corporal Brian Neil Calvin Pinksen, Aug. 30, 2010
- Corporal Steve Joseph Léo Martin, Dec. 18, 2010
- Corporal Yannick Scherrer, March 27, 2011
- Bombardier Karl Manning, May 27, 2011
- Master Corporal Francis Reginald Roy, June 25, 2011
- Master Corporal Byron Garth Greff, Oct. 29, 2011
In service to Canada, and our allies.