The Maple Leaf

12 March 2008
Vol. 11, No. 10

Canadian soldier killed in Mushan region

One Canadian soldier was killed March 2, when his armoured vehicle hit a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) in the Mushan region, located in the District of Panjawayi, 45 km West of Kandahar City.

Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze, 25, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), based out of Edmonton, Alberta.

Tpr Hayakaze was immediately evacuated from the scene by helicopter, but later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead upon his arrival at the Multinational Medical Unit at Kandahar Airfield. His vehicle was part of a routine patrol during the time of the incident.