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2014 -Interview by Master (Late Sgt.) Corporal Anthony Alliot - Last CGG Member serving in Afghanistan who departed on 12 March, 2014Scope and Content
2014 - Interview by Master Corporal (Late Sgt.) Anthony Alliot - Last CGG Member serving in Afghanistan who departed on 12 March 2014.
ABOUT THE CGG SOLDIER
A Montreal soldier returning from Afghanistan says more needs to be done to push mental health issues out of the closets of the military and those serving in it. Master Cpl. Anthony Alliot of the Grenadier Guards infantry regiment returned to Canada last week. He told CBC Daybreak host Mike Finnerty Tuesday morning that while he doesn’t personally feel distressed by his experience in Kabul, he knows a lot of his comrades do. “I think it’s something that’s slowly coming more and more out of the closet. It’s something guys have a hard time talking about, but it’s becoming less and less, I think, taboo,” he said. Alliot’s job in Kabul was to protect Major General Dean J. Milner, the head of the NATO training mission in Afghanistan.
ABOUT CANADA's AFGHANISTAN MISSION AND 12 MARCH 2014 - THE LAST DAY
The Canadian flag came down in Afghanistan on Wednesday after 12 years, the loss of 162 lives and endless debate at home. Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan formally ended on Wednesday March 12, 2014 with a ceremony in Kabul and events were held across the country to commemorate the event.The army took down the Canadian flag at NATO headquarters in the war-ravaged country as Canadian and international dignitaries looked on. Military officials say the withdrawal of the last 100 Canadian soldiers, who stayed behind to train Afghan National Security Forces, will be completed over the next few days.
“Your strength has protected the weak; your bravery has brought hope to hopeless; and the helping hand you have extended to the Afghan people has given them faith that a better future is within their grasp," Deborah Lyons, the Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan, told the soldiers in Kabul Wednesday.
158 Canadian soldiers were killed during heavy combat, roadside bombings and other incidents and many more have returned home struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, inadequate mental health care services, unemployment and other issues. One diplomat, one journalist and two civilian contractors were also killed in the fighting since Canadian troops first arrived in the country in 2002.
Canada spent $1.65 billion on reconstruction and development in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2013 and made efforts to improve women’s rights and the living conditions of rural Afghans.
(With files from CTVNews.ca)Created By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
May 20, 2025Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
May 20, 2025
