Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Corporal Anthony Boneca
(LSSR)
9 July 2006
Killed during combat operations against Taliban insurgents.
A little of the person of Cpl Anthony Boneca can be gleaned from the comments on the day of his funeral:
Corporal Anthony Boneca came back from his first tour of duty in Afghanistan as a man of courage. When Boneca first joined the regiment, O'Connor said senior officers couldn't believe the young man's energy. He was proud to serve his country and couldn't wait to go back. "He believed in what he was fighting for, and he never gave up fighting for a country that he loved to the very end. "Boneca, who fellow soldiers affectionately called "T-Bone," had planned to return to his hometown to be with his family and girlfriend, Megan DeCourte, with whom he'd planned out a future together - going back to school, marriage, children and travel. Instead, Cpl Boneca was killed during a firefight near Kandahar. Following the service, hundreds of people lined the St. Patrick's Cathedral steps to watch as his flag-draped casket was carried out of the cathedral by nine members of the regiment. "A soldier never really dies," said Corp. Jon O'Connor. "They live on in the fighting spirit of the rest of us."
And from the Rememberance Day Service at St. Ignatius High School in Thunder Bay 11 November 2006:
Anthony Joseph Boneca was a happy young man who enjoyed coming to school each day. On the gridiron, he wore his St. Ignatius Falcons jersey with pride and carried a football around with him all day. On November 11, 2006 Boneca’s senior No. 11 football jersey was retired by the school and the jersey as well as his graduation picture were presented to his parents Antonio and Shirley Boneca. His tearful parents hugged and shook hands with the 11 soldiers of the First Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry who came to Thunder Bay from Edmonton to pay their respects to one of their own. The memory of the brave, young Boneca will be etched in the minds of many in this community who came in contact with the man with the warm and kind personality. “Anthony will always leave a footprint in our hearts,” Chief Warrant Officer George Romick of the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment said.
CBC Article
MilNews.ca: Military News for Canadians Memorial for Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca: Lake Superior Scottish Regiment - 1985-2006 (Quoted Here)
Boneca proud to serve country; couldn't wait to go back to Afghanistan: friend - The Canadian Press (Quoted Here)
School takes time to remember soldier - From the Chronicle journal.com
9 July 2006
Killed during combat operations against Taliban insurgents.
A little of the person of Cpl Anthony Boneca can be gleaned from the comments on the day of his funeral:
Corporal Anthony Boneca came back from his first tour of duty in Afghanistan as a man of courage. When Boneca first joined the regiment, O'Connor said senior officers couldn't believe the young man's energy. He was proud to serve his country and couldn't wait to go back. "He believed in what he was fighting for, and he never gave up fighting for a country that he loved to the very end. "Boneca, who fellow soldiers affectionately called "T-Bone," had planned to return to his hometown to be with his family and girlfriend, Megan DeCourte, with whom he'd planned out a future together - going back to school, marriage, children and travel. Instead, Cpl Boneca was killed during a firefight near Kandahar. Following the service, hundreds of people lined the St. Patrick's Cathedral steps to watch as his flag-draped casket was carried out of the cathedral by nine members of the regiment. "A soldier never really dies," said Corp. Jon O'Connor. "They live on in the fighting spirit of the rest of us."
And from the Rememberance Day Service at St. Ignatius High School in Thunder Bay 11 November 2006:
Anthony Joseph Boneca was a happy young man who enjoyed coming to school each day. On the gridiron, he wore his St. Ignatius Falcons jersey with pride and carried a football around with him all day. On November 11, 2006 Boneca’s senior No. 11 football jersey was retired by the school and the jersey as well as his graduation picture were presented to his parents Antonio and Shirley Boneca. His tearful parents hugged and shook hands with the 11 soldiers of the First Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry who came to Thunder Bay from Edmonton to pay their respects to one of their own. The memory of the brave, young Boneca will be etched in the minds of many in this community who came in contact with the man with the warm and kind personality. “Anthony will always leave a footprint in our hearts,” Chief Warrant Officer George Romick of the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment said.
CBC Article
MilNews.ca: Military News for Canadians Memorial for Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca: Lake Superior Scottish Regiment - 1985-2006 (Quoted Here)
Boneca proud to serve country; couldn't wait to go back to Afghanistan: friend - The Canadian Press (Quoted Here)
School takes time to remember soldier - From the Chronicle journal.com
# posted by Willing Foe : 9/06/2006 08:18:00 p.m.
