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Members of the Canadian military are seen at a road block going ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:20:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Members of the Canadian military are seen at a road block going into their camp on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, B.C. Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The Canadian military will be providing a big part of the security for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Canada's highest-ranking soldier in Afghanistan, Maj.-Gen. Michael ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:17:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canada's highest-ranking soldier in Afghanistan, Maj.-Gen. Michael Ward, talks to media in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Monday, Jan.25, 2010. Ward says the Afghan government is drawing up new rules for private-security firms as it tries to stop police from leaving the force. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Rennie

Canadian soldiers in Kandahar province in 2008. The court martial ...

(AFP) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - Canadian soldiers in Kandahar province in 2008. The court martial of a Canadian officer for the alleged 2008 murder of an unarmed and severely wounded Afghan insurgent started Monday in the first Canadian prosecution of a battlefield prisoner killing. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

Auditor General Sheila Fraser is seen at Camp Nathan Smith, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:56:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Auditor General Sheila Fraser is seen at Camp Nathan Smith, Canada's military-civilian outreach base in Kandahar City in Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Fraser, who spent five days in the area, said she was wanted to see what Canadians were doing in Kandahar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Colin Perkel

A Canadian Armed Forces G-Wagon is loaded on the MV Wloclawek ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:33:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A Canadian Armed Forces G-Wagon is loaded on the MV Wloclawek Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at the Quebec City port. Military vehicles, including water purifying units and bulldozers, are being shipped to Haiti for a humanitarian mission. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

The coffins of Canadian U.N. police officers Douglas Coats and ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The coffins of Canadian U.N. police officers Douglas Coats and Mark Gallagher are placed on board a Canadian military aircraft in Port-au-Prince January 22, 2010. Coats and Gallagher, killed in the January 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, were repatriated back to Canada on Friday. REUTERS/Logan Abassi/UN Photo/Handout (HAITI - Tags: POLITICS OBITUARY DISASTER) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Canadian U.N. police officers stand at attention as the bodies ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian U.N. police officers stand at attention as the bodies of their late fellow officers, Douglas Coats and Mark Gallagher, are placed on board a waiting military aircraft in Port-au-Prince January 22, 2010. Coats and Gallagher, killed in the January 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, were repatriated back to Canada on Friday. REUTERS/Logan Abassi/UN Photo/Handout (HAITI - Tags: POLITICS OBITUARY DISASTER) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Canadian U.N. police officers escort a truck carrying the bodies ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian U.N. police officers escort a truck carrying the bodies of their late fellow officers, Douglas Coats and Mark Gallagher, to a waiting Canadian military aircraft in Port-au-Prince January 22, 2010. Coats and Gallagher, killed in the January 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, were repatriated back to Canada on Friday. REUTERS/Logan Abassi/UN Photo/Handout (HAITI - Tags: POLITICS OBITUARY DISASTER) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A North Korean soldier (L) uses binoculars as a South Korean ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A North Korean soldier (L) uses binoculars as a South Korean soldier keeps watch while Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (not pictured) visits the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from the South in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, December 7, 2009. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

Canadian soldiers move humanitarian aid at the airport in Jacmel, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:52:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian soldiers move humanitarian aid at the airport in Jacmel, Haiti Wednesday. Canada will deploy a military field hospital to Haiti with more than 100 staff, adding to Canadian medical resources already at work in the earthquake-stricken country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

A Canadian Armed Forces truck prepares to be loaded on the MV ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:26:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A Canadian Armed Forces truck prepares to be loaded on the MV Wloclawek Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at the Quebec City port. Military vehicles, including water purifying units and bulldozers, are being shipped to Haiti for a humanitarian mission. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Canadian Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard, right, and Chief Warrant ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:00:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard, right, and Chief Warrant Officer Armand Vinet, announce the deaths of two U.S. soldiers under his command at Kandahar Airfield. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

Canadian soldiers get help from residents as they move humanitarian ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:15:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian soldiers get help from residents as they move humanitarian aid at the airport in Jacmel, Haiti Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canadian soldiers get help from residents as they move humanitarian ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:35:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian soldiers get help from residents as they move humanitarian aid at the airport in Jacmel, Haiti Wednesday January 20, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canadian Armed Forces Jean Michel Desbiens holds his eight-month-old ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:20:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian Armed Forces Jean Michel Desbiens holds his eight-month-old son Xavier before leaving the base for Haiti as his six-year-old daughter Alexanne, bottom, looks on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 at CFB Valcartier Que. About 120 soldiers will be boarding a plane bound to Haiti in the afternoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Canadian Armed Forces military personal walk up the stairs to ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:34:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian Armed Forces military personal walk up the stairs to a transport aircraft Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 at the Quebec City airport. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Family members watch as pall bearers carry the casket of Sergeant ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:47:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Family members watch as pall bearers carry the casket of Sergeant John Faught to the back of a waiting hearse during his repatriation ceremony in Trenton, Ontario on Tuesday, January 19, 2010.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

A photograph of Sgt. John Faught stands in front of his casket ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:25:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A photograph of Sgt. John Faught stands in front of his casket at Kandahar Airfield on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

Canadian soldiers alongside Afghan National Army soldiers on ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - Canadian soldiers alongside Afghan National Army soldiers on a joint foot patrol in Kandahar province. US President Barack Obama, the head of US and NATO forces General Stanley McChrystal and Afghan President Hamid Karzai say they are determined Afghanistan will take responsibility for security within five years. Photo:John D Mchugh/AFP

A Canadian army soldiers steps over an injured earthquake victim ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Canadian army soldiers steps over an injured earthquake victim after delivering her in a stretcher to a makeshift hospital of the Belgian First Aid and Support Team (B-FAST) in a suburb of Port-au-Prince January 18, 2010. Haitian authorities estimate up to 200,000 people may have been killed in the massive quake and say three-quarters of Port-au-Prince will have to be rebuilt. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT HEALTH POLITICS)

A Canadian soldier packs fuel containers to send to Haiti at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Canadian soldier packs fuel containers to send to Haiti at the Valcartier garison in Shannon, Quebec, January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: MILITARY DISASTER)

Canadian soldiers pack fuel containers to send to Haiti at the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian soldiers pack fuel containers to send to Haiti at the Valcartier garison in Shannon, Quebec, January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: DISASTER)

A Canadian soldier looks at oil drums to send to Haiti at the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Canadian soldier looks at oil drums to send to Haiti at the Valcartier garrison in Shannon, Quebec, January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: DISASTER)

Defence Minister Peter MacKay (left) is shown in this file photo. ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:51:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Defence Minister Peter MacKay (left) is shown in this file photo. Mackay said 1,000 additional Canadian soldiers are poised for deployment to Haiti to support Canada's relief efforts in the earthquake-ravaged country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Sgt. John Faught, 44, is shown in this pre-deployment handout ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:57:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Sgt. John Faught, 44, is shown in this pre-deployment handout photo from National Defence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Dept. of National Defence

Sgt. John Faught, 44, is shown in this pre-deployment handout ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:07:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Sgt. John Faught, 44, is shown in this pre-deployment handout photo from National Defence. Faught was killed in Afghanistan by an IED Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Faught died in Panjwaii district from an improvised explosive device. He is the 139th Canadian soldier death in the Afghan mission. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

Calgary-based reporter Michelle Lang, 34, collects a season's ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Calgary-based reporter Michelle Lang, 34, collects a season's greeting from a Canadian soldier at Kandahar Airfield on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Lang was killed along with four Canadian soldiers by an improvised explosive device on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, the first Canadian journalist killed in Afghanistan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Colin Perkel

The first group of Canadians caught in Haiti's earthquake arrive ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The first group of Canadians caught in Haiti's earthquake arrive in Montreal early Friday morning Jan. 15, 2010. The nearly 100 weary evacuees were brought home on the same military aircraft that carried Canadian soldiers into the disaster zone Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe

Military personnel prepare to load supplies on a CC-177 Globemaster ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:18:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Military personnel prepare to load supplies on a CC-177 Globemaster on the tarmac at CFB Trenton for a Disaster Assistance Response Team ( DART) humanitarian mission to earthquake ravaged Haiti on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Canadian military personal load disaster relief supplies onboard ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:03:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian military personal load disaster relief supplies onboard HMCS Athabaskan on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at HMC Dockyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Dembeck

Roadside bombs have killed and maimed many Canadian soldiers, ...

(CBC) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:34:38 GMT

(CBC) - Roadside bombs have killed and maimed many Canadian soldiers, but they couldn't defeat Capt. Simon Mailloux.

Sian Jones LeSueur, mother of Private Garrett Chidley is seen ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:31:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Sian Jones LeSueur, mother of Private Garrett Chidley is seen receiving a hug at the start of her son's funeral in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. Private Chidley was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan with three other soldiers and Canadian reporter Michelle Lang. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

The flag-draped coffin carrying the remains of Sgt. Kirk Taylor, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:58:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The flag-draped coffin carrying the remains of Sgt. Kirk Taylor, a reservist with the 84th Independent Field Battery, is carried from his funeral service at a hockey arena in Yarmouth, N.S. on Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. Taylor was one of four soldiers and a journalist killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Dec. 30, 2009.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Sergeant Kirk Taylor is shown in an undated photo. Taylor, three ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:46:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Sergeant Kirk Taylor is shown in an undated photo. Taylor, three other soldiers and journalist Michelle Lang died when their armoured vehicle hit a powerful improvised explosive device Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 on the edge of Kandahar city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ho-DND-Sgt Daren Kraus

In this photo provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:25:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this photo provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency/Carnegie Mellon, the Army's new Crusher combat robotic vehicle rolls over a car on a test range Tuesday Feb. 19, 2008 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Don't expect them to say 'Hasta la vista, baby,' but the robotic armoured vehicles and pilotless aircraft being developed by Canada's military scientists may one day be able to think for themselves.The aim of the project by Canada's defence research branch, launched last fall, is to improve on the current generation of remote-controlled devices designed for the battlefield. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency/Carnegie Mellon via The El Paso Times

Pallbearers carry the caskets of a four Canadian soldiers and ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Pallbearers carry the caskets of a four Canadian soldiers and a journalist at a ramp ceremony at Kandahar Airfield on Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. Sgt. George Miok, Cpl. Zachery McCormack, Sgt. Kirk Taylor, Pte. Garrett Chidley reporter Michelle Lang were killed in an insurgent blast Dec. 30, 2009. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel)

Pallbearers carry the casket of Sgt. Kirk Taylor of 84 Independent ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:36:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Pallbearers carry the casket of Sgt. Kirk Taylor of 84 Independent Field Battery to the back of the waiting hearse during his repatriation ceremony in Trenton, Ontario on Sunday January 3, 2010. Sgt. Taylor, three other Canadian soldiers and journalist Michelle Lang were killed Wednesday when the armoured vehicle they were travelling in was struck by a massive roadside-bomb blast on the outskirts of Kandahar city.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

A Canadian soldier and civilian cyclist navigate alongside backed-up ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:11:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A Canadian soldier and civilian cyclist navigate alongside backed-up traffic at Kandahar Airfield on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

A military procession escorts Lt. Andrew Nuttall's casket to ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:34:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A military procession escorts Lt. Andrew Nuttall's casket to funeral services in Victoria, B.C., on Monday January 4, 2010. Nuttall, a member of the Edmonton-based 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was killed by an improvised explosive device on December 23, 2009 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Students from St. Cecilia Catholic School in Edmonton, Alberta ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:42:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Students from St. Cecilia Catholic School in Edmonton, Alberta write notes about, and to their former teacher, and slain reservist soldier, Sgt. George Miok on Monday, January 4, 2010. Sgt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Ulan

Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard, head of coalition forces in Kandahar ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:18:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard, head of coalition forces in Kandahar province, talks to American commanders who are under his control at a forward operating base near Kandahar city on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. Four American soldiers under Canadian command have been killed in southern Afghanistan, the first U.S. troops killed by enemy action there in the new year. The IED strike occurred Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 in the volatile Zhari district of Kandahar province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

Canadian Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard is shown in this file photo. ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:07:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard is shown in this file photo. Four American soldiers under Canadian command have been killed in southern Afghanistan, the first U.S. troops killed by enemy action there in the new year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Colin Perkel

A procession of five hearses leaves CFB Trenton as the remains ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:50:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - A procession of five hearses leaves CFB Trenton as the remains of four Canadian soldiers - Sgt. George Miok, 28; Sgt. Kirk Taylor, 28; Cpl. Zachery McCormack, 21; and Pte. Garrett Chidley, 21 - and journalist Michelle Lang return home in a repatriation ceremony, Sunday, Jan.3, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Redman

Sergeant George Miok is shown in an undated photo. Miok, three ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:23:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Sergeant George Miok is shown in an undated photo. Miok, three other soldiers and journalist Michelle Lang died when their armoured vehicle hit a powerful improvised explosive device Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 on the edge of Kandahar city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ho-DND-Sgt Daren Kraus

Military pall bearers (R) carry the casket of fallen Canadian ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Military pall bearers (R) carry the casket of fallen Canadian soldier, Sergeant Kirk Taylor, to the third of five hearses on the tarmac during a repatriation ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, January 3, 2010. Sergeant Taylor was killed along with Sergeant George Miok, Corporal Zachery McCormack, Private Garrett William Chidley and Michelle Lang, a Canwest journalist from Calgary, Alberta, embedded with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan. Four other Canadian soldiers and one Canadian civilian official were injured in an improvised explosive device attack on an armored vehicle during a patrol 4 kilometres south of Kandahar city on December 30, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Cassese (CANADA - Tags: MILITARY)

Residents line the road to watch the repatriation of four fallen ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Residents line the road to watch the repatriation of four fallen Canadian soldiers and Michelle Lang, a Canwest journalist from Calgary, Alberta, embedded with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, during a ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, January 3, 2010. Four soldiers and Lang were killed and four other Canadian soldiers and one Canadian civilian official were injured in an improvised explosive device attack on an armored vehicle during a patrol 4 km (2.5 miles) south of Kandahar City on December 30, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Cassese (CANADA - Tags: MILITARY)

Don McCumber (R) and his daughter Shae-Lynn watch the repatriation ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Don McCumber (R) and his daughter Shae-Lynn watch the repatriation of four fallen Canadian soldiers and Michelle Lang, a Canwest journalist from Calgary, Alberta, embedded with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, during a ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, January 3, 2010. Four soldiers and Lang were killed and four other Canadian soldiers and one Canadian civilian official were injured in an improvised explosive device attack on an armored vehicle during a patrol 4 km (2.5 miles) south of Kandahar City on December 30, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Cassese (CANADA)

Residents line the road as five hearses carrying the remains ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Residents line the road as five hearses carrying the remains of four fallen Canadian soldiers and Michelle Lang, a Canwest journalist from Calgary, Alberta, embedded with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, drive past during a repatriation ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, January 3, 2010. Four soldiers and Lang were killed and four other Canadian soldiers and one Canadian civilian official were injured in an improvised explosive device attack on an armored vehicle during a patrol 4 km (2.5 miles) south of Kandahar City on December 30, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Cassese (CANADA - Tags: MILITARY)

Soldiers pause at the casket of a fallen comrade ahead of a ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:01:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Soldiers pause at the casket of a fallen comrade ahead of a ramp ceremony at Kandahar Airfield on Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. Sgt. George Miok, Cpl. Zachery McCormack, Sgt. Kirk Taylor, Pte. Garrett Chidley, along with reporter Michelle Lang, were killed in an insurgent blast Dec. 30, 2009. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel)

The casket of Calgary journalist Michelle Lang is seen ahead ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:02:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - The casket of Calgary journalist Michelle Lang is seen ahead of a ramp ceremony at Kandahar Airfield on Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 for her and four Canadian soldiers killed by an improvised explosive device. Lang was the first Canadian journalist killed while covering Canada's Afghan mission. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel