TRENTON, Ont. - A military aircraft carrying the remains of Sgt. Jason Boyes, who was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, has touched down at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in eastern Ontario.
The 32-year-old was killed by an explosive device while on foot patrol in the volatile Panjwaii district of Kandahar province.
Boyes was a member of the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry based in Shilo, Man.
He is survived by his widow Alison and their two-year-old daughter Mackenzie.
Boyes, from Napanee, Ont., was on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, having already served in 2002 and 2006.
He was the 81st Canadian soldier to be killed in Afghanistan.
