Special Remembrance Day Episode 2020
Sergeant Lorne Ford is a son, father and decorated Canadian soldier whose one great wish was to lead his soldiers into battle. He was given his opportunity when he became section commander of three section with the princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. He was headed to Afghanistan. It was six months after planes flew into the World Trade Center, and 2,977, people were killed, on September 11th, 2001. He was deployed in February, 2002. And on April 17th, 2002, he was part of the worst friendly fire incident since the Korean war, what became known as the Tarnak Farm Incident.
I am honored to be speaking to him on this Special Remembrance Day Episode.
Casualties of the Tarnak Farm Incident
The soldiers who were killed were:
- Sergeant Marc D. Léger, Age: 29, from Lancaster, Ontario
- Corporal Ainsworth Dyer, Age: 24, Montreal, Quebec
- Private Richard Green, Age: 21, Mill Cove, Nova Scotia
- Private Nathan Lloyd Smith, Age: 27, Porters Lake, Nova Scotia
The eight wounded men include:
- Sergeant Lorne Ford, Age: 33, Brampton, Ontario
- Corporal René Paquette, Age: 33, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Corporal Brett Perry, Age: 26, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Private Norman Link, Age: 24, Grande Prairie, Alberta
- Corporal Brian Decaire, Age: 25, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Master Corporal Curtis Hollister, Age: 29, Cupar, Saskatchewan
- Master Corporal Stan Clark, Age: 35, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Corporal Shane Brennan, Age: 28, Collingwood, Ontario
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