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Funeral set for N.L. soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Canadian Press
Date: Saturday Sep. 4, 2010 4:29 PM ET
CORNER BROOK, N.L. A private funeral is planned for a Newfoundland soldier who died of injuries he suffered in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan.
Cpl. Brian Pinksen will be buried with full military honours in Corner Brook on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old corporal died at a military hospital in Germany on Aug. 30.
He was injured in a roadside bomb blast in Kandahar's Panjwaii district Aug. 22.
Pinksen was serving with 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group.
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I think he was pushed to take matters into his own hands. I have a teenage son and if he was involved with a drug dealer I would be furious and try anything to save him like this father did for his daughter. Why do police often say they can't do anything until it's too late? Whether it be a drug dealer or an abusive spouse, the police can't seem to do anything until something really bad happens. In this case they could have raided the drug dealers home and arrested him. The whole town knew what was going on in that house but yet the police chose to do nothing. Release this man and give him a medal for doing the right thing by his daughter. I can't wait to see the episode on W5, I will certainly be watching this one.
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