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Injured Canadian soldier dies in hospital-122nd soldier killed

by Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke | July 5, 2009 at 12:09 pm

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A Canadian soldier critically injured by an Improvised Explosive Device in Afghanistan last month died in hospital in Quebec on Saturday.

Master Corporal Phillip-Charles Michaud served with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment (Vandoos).

Master Corporal Michaud was injured critically by an IED on June 23rd while on a footpatrol in Panjwaii District southwest of Khandahar City.

Master Corporal Michaud was evacuated to Khandahr Airfield and after being stabilized transported to Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre, a top notch U.S. medical facility, near Kaiserslautern, Germany. From there he was transported to Quebec City on June 28th, where he died six days later.

Master Corporal Michaud was on his third operational tour, his second to Afghanistan.

This is the 122nd Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan.

OTTAWA — A Canadian soldier critically injured last month by an improvised bomb in Afghanistan died in hospital in Quebec Saturday.

Master-Corporal Charles-Philippe Michaud served with the 2e Batallion, Royal 22e Regiment based at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, near Quebec City.

He was hospitalized after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near his dismounted patrol in Panjwaii District, southwest of Kandahar City, the morning of June 23.

Michaud was evacuated by helicopter to the Kandahar Airfield hospital and, from there, to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre in Germany. He arrived in hospital in Quebec City on June 28, 2009 and died there six days later.

Master-Corporal Michaud was serving his third operational tour and second to Afghanistan.