Sgt. Jimmy MacNeil of Glace Bay, N.S., was killed by a roadside bomb on June 21, 2010 about 20 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City
The crew of a Halifax -based Royal Canadian Navy ship is formally honouring the memory of a soldier from Cape Breton who died in Afghanistan nearly 14 years ago.
In a lasting tribute, the chief and petty officer’s mess aboard H.M.C.S. Glace Bay is being renamed in memory of MacNeil. Morrison said the crew noticed a car nearby that was vinyl wrapped with an image of MacNeil and after a few inquiries, they found out it belonged to the late soldier’s father, Jimmy MacNeil Sr.
The ship’s coxswain, Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Sinclair, was among several crew members who travelled to the Glace Bay Legion Saturday, where they marked the occasion with MacNeil’s father.
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