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Cpl Bryce Jeffrey Keller
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Service Number: T30827946 Rank: Corporal |
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Born: May 27, 1979 Regina, Saskatchewan |
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Enlisted: January 22, 1997 Discharged: Deceased |
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Served In: Afghanistan
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Service: CF (Canadian Forces) |
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Regiment: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
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Training: Regina, Saskatchewan |
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Service Details : |
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On October 28, 2008 the Governor-General announced the posthumous award of the Medal of Military Valour to Cpl. Keller. |
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Lacey, who went through basic military training with Keller in 1997, called him a gung-ho young soldier who was realistic and smart.
"One of those guys who was great to have around," Lacey said of his buddy. "Someone you'll never forget."
Medal of Military Valour (Posthumous) "On 3 August 2006, while exposed to intense enemy fire in Afghanistan, Cpl Keller demonstrated courage and leadership in order to allow his comrades to attend to a critically wounded soldier. Sadly, Cpl Keller made the ultimate sacrifice that day, but his selfless actions contributed to saving lives and enabled his platoon to hold vital terrain until reinforcements arrived." |
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He joined the reserves in 1997 and, while on a course in Kingston, Ont., in 1998, he met his wife, Sarah. He moved to Sherwood Park, where the couple later married and built a life together. |
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| Deceased: |
08/03/2006 at Pashmul, Afghanistan |
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Cpl. Keller was killed in a Taliban ambush at a schoolhouse in a village west of Kandahar. Bryce and two other soldiers were killed when Taliban militants attacked with rocket-propelled grenades on the outskirts of Kandahar. They were supporting Afghan national police in clearing a suspect Taliban position in the Zharey district. He was one of four Canadian soldiers killed on the 3rd of August, 2006. Survived by his wife Cpl. Sarah Keller, a medic with the Edmonton-based 1 Field Ambulance, parents Helen and Melvin, and brothers Scott and Bradley. |
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Cpl Bryce Jeffrey Keller
Medals and Commendations
(In Order):
Medal of Military Valour (M.M.V.)
Sacrifice Medal (SM)
Page from "Book of Remembrance"
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