A soldier touches the plaque of a fallen comrade at the war memorial after the last Remembrance Day ceremony at Kandahar Air Field Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. (Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Canadian Vets Honoured At Ceremonies In Kandahar, Across Canada -- CTV
Just hours before thousands of Canadians gather in Ottawa and across the country, soldiers gathered for the solemn, final ceremony at Kandahar Airfield.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay was at the military base to honour Canada's fallen soldiers, reading aloud a list of 158 Canadians who were killed in Afghanistan.
Canada's military mission has ended in Afghanistan, and a crew of about 1,000 are packing up this country's equipment with the goal of finishing by the end of the year. About 900 Canadian troops will remain in Afghanistan in a training capacity.
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